Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 5,130 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,000,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,708,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp increased its position in Oracle by 1.0% during the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,403,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its position in Oracle by 76.9% during the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC increased its position in Oracle by 1.5% during the third quarter. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC now owns 3,563 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,002,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Verum Partners LLC increased its position in Oracle by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 2,409 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $470,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Stock Down 0.1%
ORCL opened at $184.01 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $184.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a market cap of $529.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.56, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.31%.
Insider Activity
In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’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 in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Trending Headlines about Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle beat fiscal Q4 estimates, with adjusted EPS of $2.11 and revenue of $19.18 billion, while cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 93% year over year and the company cited a record $638 billion remaining performance obligation, signaling strong demand for its AI and cloud services.
- Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management awarded Oracle a $395.8 million federal HR modernization contract, expanding Oracle’s government cloud footprint and adding a new revenue stream tied to more than 2 million federal employees. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Several recent analyst notes remained bullish, with firms like Guggenheim, Piper Sandler, BMO Capital Markets, and Cantor Fitzgerald reiterating constructive ratings and higher price targets, suggesting Wall Street still sees upside despite the selloff.
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks noted that the broader earnings revisions trend for 2026 has been improving, especially in Technology, which may support sentiment for Oracle and other software/cloud names.
- Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s stock fell sharply because management said AI-related capital expenditures will be far higher than expected, with FY2027 capex potentially reaching $95 billion and plans to raise about $40 billion more through debt and equity financing, raising concerns about dilution, leverage, and free cash flow.
- Negative Sentiment: Investors also reacted to warnings that margins may step down as Oracle ramps data-center buildout, while a cyber issue in PeopleSoft and reports of active exploitation added a small layer of operational risk. Article Title
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have commented on ORCL. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America boosted their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Barclays boosted their target price on Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $268.27.
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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.
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