Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Allianz SE

Allianz SE reduced its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 114,951 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 13,467 shares during the period. Allianz SE’s holdings in Oracle were worth $25,132,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Trivest Advisors Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $5,592,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,674 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $793,000 after purchasing an additional 665 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 513.3% in the 1st quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 7,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 6,575 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. DA Davidson upped their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 price objective on shares of Oracle and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

Oracle Stock Performance

Oracle stock opened at $226.66 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The company has a market capitalization of $646.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $279.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $232.67.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its 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). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the director owned 151,999 shares in the company, 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 hyperlink. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 132,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807 in the last three months. 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.