Allen Investment Management LLC Buys 6,717 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Allen Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 104.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,166 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,717 shares during the period. Allen Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,566,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Fielder Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC now owns 4,866 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $948,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. Vantus Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $261,000. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 13,840 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,697,000 after buying an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group LLC now owns 163,533 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $31,874,000 after acquiring an additional 879 shares during the period. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 20.4% in the 4th quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,640 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $515,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $247.45 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The stock has a market cap of $711.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.65. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $172.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $177.99. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Arete Research set a $255.00 price target on shares of Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $254.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price target on Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.46.

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Oracle Profile

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Oracle Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops and sells database software, cloud engineered systems, enterprise software applications and related services. The company is widely known for its flagship Oracle Database and a portfolio of enterprise-grade software products that support data management, application development, analytics and middleware. Over recent years Oracle has expanded its focus to include cloud infrastructure and cloud applications, positioning itself as a provider of both platform and software-as-a-service solutions for large organizations.

Oracle’s product and service offerings include Oracle Database and the Autonomous Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), enterprise resource planning (ERP), human capital management (HCM) and supply chain management (SCM) cloud applications (often grouped under Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications), middleware such as WebLogic, and developer technologies including Java and MySQL.

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