Millington Financial Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Millington Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 23.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,034 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,269 shares during the period. Oracle makes up about 1.5% of Millington Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Millington Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,911,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth $4,275,378,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the first quarter worth about $732,692,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,925,413 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $22,498,982,000 after acquiring an additional 3,513,464 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $731,512,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Oracle by 79.2% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,638,951 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $648,572,000 after purchasing an additional 2,049,687 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,528,700. This represents a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This trade represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $201.57 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $262.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $237.85. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $574.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $367.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 target price on shares of Oracle and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Guggenheim boosted their price objective on Oracle from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $324.89.

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.