Oracle Corporation $ORCL Holdings Raised by Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 0.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 120,378 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 424 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $26,319,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Aljian Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the 2nd quarter. Aljian Capital Management LLC now owns 5,705 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,247,000 after acquiring an additional 426 shares during the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 31.2% in the 2nd quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 11,189 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,446,000 after acquiring an additional 2,663 shares during the last quarter. Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc. now owns 87,648 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $19,163,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. One Day In July LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. One Day In July LLC now owns 3,276 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $716,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amalgamated Bank increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 357,707 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $78,205,000 after acquiring an additional 12,413 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 6.8%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $256.54 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $731.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.38, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.53. The business has a fifty day moving average of $277.44 and a 200-day moving average of $224.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 220,134 shares of company stock valued at $64,268,949. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Oracle from $325.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Rothschild Redb upgraded Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.