Cantillon Capital Management LLC Acquires 6,419 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cantillon Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 860,677 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,419 shares during the quarter. Cantillon Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $167,755,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. CenterBook Partners LP bought a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,510,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 36,230 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,062,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $85,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,246 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $243,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Krane Funds Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 24.9% in the fourth quarter. Krane Funds Advisors LLC now owns 9,920 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,934,000 after acquiring an additional 1,977 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Arete Research set a $255.00 price target on shares of Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $269.71.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle still has strong momentum in cloud and AI infrastructure, with recent articles highlighting robust demand, a very large backlog, and bullish analyst targets that imply significant upside if execution stays on track. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $400 price target, signaling confidence that Oracle can continue benefiting from AI demand and cloud growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s recent Q3 revenue growth of about 22% year over year supports the view that the company is still expanding quickly despite the pullback in the shares. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle has several articles pointing to the upcoming fiscal Q4 report as a key catalyst, with investors watching revenue, cloud growth, remaining performance obligations, and guidance for signs of whether the AI buildout is paying off. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle remains a heavily discussed AI beneficiary, but some commentary frames the stock as having already rallied sharply this year, which may leave the setup vulnerable to profit-taking before results. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: RBC Capital Markets said Oracle faces questions about the pace of its AI data center buildout and whether it can overcome capacity constraints, reinforcing concerns that growth could be limited by execution. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also worried about the scale of Oracle’s AI spending, with reports suggesting capex could rise dramatically and potentially pressure free cash flow, leverage, and the company’s credit profile. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Recent coverage also notes broader tech-sector weakness and insider selling, adding to the cautious tone around ORCL heading into earnings. Article Title

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $213.41 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $613.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.31, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $179.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.26.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter 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, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

About Oracle

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.