Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Freestone Capital Holdings LLC

Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 113,696 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,332 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for 0.8% of Freestone Capital Holdings LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $24,857,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 11.0% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC now owns 3,076 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $673,000 after acquiring an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth about $201,000. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 3.2% during the second quarter. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC now owns 9,869 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,157,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the period. Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 15,850 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,466,000 after purchasing an additional 657 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Texas Bank & Trust Co grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co now owns 22,058 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $4,823,000 after buying an additional 1,205 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Mizuho upped their price objective on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Stephens lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $262.60 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $277.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $227.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $748.62 billion, a PE ratio of 60.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. The trade was a 20.62% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 220,134 shares of company stock valued at $64,268,949. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

About Oracle

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.