M Holdings Securities Inc. Takes Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

M Holdings Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 10,301 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,244,000.

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

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $214.32 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $254.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $238.57. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $610.98 billion, a PE ratio of 49.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $14.93 billion during 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 132,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,603,800.96. This represents a 20.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following 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. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $342.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.73.

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.