M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. Has $2.28 Million Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 98.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 15,559 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,724 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up 1.3% of M.E. Allison & CO. Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. M.E. Allison & CO. Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,280,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Wedbush cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.03.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $144.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market cap of $415.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $161.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $163.06. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s expanded partnership with Google Cloud and reported $638 billion backlog have improved investor confidence in demand for its cloud and AI infrastructure. Why Is Oracle Stock Surging on Monday?
• Positive Sentiment: A joint Oracle electronic health-record rollout with Ontario hospitals Baycrest and Sunnybrook adds another healthcare customer win and supports the company’s industry-cloud growth. Oracle Lands Joint Ontario Hospital EHR Rollout
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain broadly bullish despite Oracle’s weak yearlong performance, with one valuation analysis suggesting the shares could be materially undervalued following a federal human-resources contract win. Do Wall Street Analysts Like Oracle Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Large call-option buying indicates that some traders are positioning for additional upside, although options activity is a sentiment signal rather than a fundamental change. Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle paid a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on July 24. The payment highlights shareholder returns but is unlikely to materially change the near-term investment outlook. Larry Ellison Just Collected a $579 Million Dividend Check
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s aggressive, debt-funded AI expansion has pushed leverage higher and brought its credit rating close to junk status, raising borrowing-cost and refinancing risks. Oracle Corp Goes for High-Stakes Ratings Gamble in AI Strategy
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is among major technology companies facing approximately $1.09 trillion in future data-center lease payments, reinforcing concerns that the AI infrastructure buildout could pressure cash flow and balance sheets. AI Data-Centre Race Builds $1 Trillion Lease Burden for Big Tech

Oracle Profile

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.