Crescent Sterling Ltd. Increases Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Crescent Sterling Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 46.2% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,925 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 924 shares during the period. Crescent Sterling Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $640,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 71.6% in the 1st quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 257,378 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $35,984,000 after acquiring an additional 107,404 shares in the last quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. now owns 51,350 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,179,000 after acquiring an additional 2,110 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,817 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $835,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. Cascade Investment Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $239,000. Finally, Lockerman Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $328,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. The trade was a 24.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 220,134 shares of company stock worth $64,268,949 in the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $262.60 on Friday. 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 Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $277.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $225.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $748.62 billion, a PE ratio of 60.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.53.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price objective on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.