Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Acquired by Baird Financial Group Inc.

Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 506,681 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,759 shares during the quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $110,776,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Up 3.3%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $207.74 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $592.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $255.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $238.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $15.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter 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, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. 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 is 46.30%.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,018,756.98. This trade represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,528,700. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised 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. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on Oracle from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Berenberg Bank increased their target price on Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.68.

Oracle Company 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.