Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Boston Partners’ 7th Largest Position

Boston Partners lifted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,813,379 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,188 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises about 1.2% of Boston Partners’ portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Boston Partners owned about 0.17% of Oracle worth $1,059,273,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Moser Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1,770.0% during the 2nd quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 187 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays raised their price objective on Oracle from $367.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $319.40.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $196.93 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $268.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $237.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $561.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.58, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 firm 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807 over the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.