KG&L Capital Management LLC Trims Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

KG&L Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 79.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,632 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,318 shares during the quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $357,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 284.9% in the first quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Graybill Wealth Management LTD. bought a new stake in Oracle during the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Down 2.8%

ORCL opened at $283.29 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $258.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $201.16. The company has a market cap of $805.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.Oracle’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total value of $10,869,660.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This trade represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 112,092 shares of company stock worth $32,960,165. 42.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. CIBC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, June 9th. KeyCorp increased their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Westpark Capital upped their price objective on Oracle from $195.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Rothschild Redb upgraded Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.71.

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.