Gilpin Wealth Management LLC Purchases Shares of 4,360 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Gilpin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,360 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $850,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Oracle by 333.7% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,473,137,000 after purchasing an additional 4,030,382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 32.9% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 9,636,090 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,809,609,000 after purchasing an additional 2,385,556 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 2.3%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $201.04 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $183.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $177.98. The stock has a market cap of $578.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $273.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle posted record Q4 results, beating expectations on EPS and revenue while raising forward guidance, which confirms strong demand for its cloud and AI infrastructure. Oracle beats fourth-quarter revenue estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud momentum remained exceptional, with cloud infrastructure revenue reportedly up sharply and remaining performance obligations jumping to a much larger backlog, suggesting a deep pipeline of future business. Oracle Announces Record Q4 and FY 2026 Results Driven by Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Applications
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also won a U.S. government contract to provide government-wide HR software, adding another positive catalyst for its cloud and software businesses. Oracle awarded US government contract to provide government-wide HR software
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts entered the print expecting strong AI-driven results, so the quarter may have been “good enough” rather than a major upside surprise, which can limit the stock reaction. Oracle Just Delivered a Record-Breaking Quarter, Complete with a Beat and Raise. So Why Is the Stock Falling?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried Oracle’s AI buildout will require far more spending, with reports pointing to a roughly $40 billion fundraising plan and much higher capital expenditures to fund data center expansion. Oracle plans to raise $40bn for data centre build-out
• Negative Sentiment: The market is also questioning whether Oracle’s rapid AI growth can translate into attractive free cash flow, with debt and spending concerns weighing on sentiment. Oracle’s stock slides after earnings, as the steep price of AI spooks investors

Oracle Company 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.