SCS Capital Management LLC Acquires 41,479 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

SCS Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 122.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 75,477 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 41,479 shares during the period. SCS Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $16,502,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Snider Financial Group raised its stake in Oracle by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Snider Financial Group now owns 3,204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. SNS Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 0.9% during the second quarter. SNS Financial Group LLC now owns 4,896 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,070,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in the second quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $483,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 7.2% during the second quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $141,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Capital Management Investments LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 5.7% during the second quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 798 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 18,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,528,700. This represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, October 20th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $295.00 to $368.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.73.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $214.32 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year 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 firm’s 50 day moving average is $254.39 and its 200-day moving average is $238.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $610.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.61, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.66.

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). The firm 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%.The company’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

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.