Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Holdings Lifted by Baird Financial Group Inc.

Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor 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 & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 27.0% during the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 61,453 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $13,435,000 after purchasing an additional 13,055 shares during the last quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 2,788 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $610,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares during the period. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Alpha Family Trust increased its position in Oracle by 44.3% in the second quarter. Alpha Family Trust now owns 4,040 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $883,000 after buying an additional 1,240 shares during the period. Finally, Menard Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 6.4% in the second quarter. Menard Financial Group LLC now owns 1,622 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $310.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Oracle from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.68.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $207.74 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $592.21 billion, a PE ratio of 48.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.66. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $255.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $238.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued 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 of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. This trade represents a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807 in the last ninety days. 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.