Jeffrey Henley Sells 400,000 Shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed 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.

Oracle Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $148.68 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $189.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $175.69. The company has a market cap of $428.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.50, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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 dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 34.31%.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Redwood Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 11.9% during the first quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 6,267 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $922,000 after buying an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Ballast Advisors LLC raised its position in Oracle by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Ballast Advisors LLC now owns 4,896 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $720,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 14,655 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,156,000 after acquiring an additional 1,935 shares in the last quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 18.8% during the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 3,322 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $489,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. Finally, S&A Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $247,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health and Theator announced an AI-powered surgical reporting partnership, adding another real-world use case for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in healthcare. Oracle Health (ORCL), Theator Partner to Automate Surgical Reporting with AI
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles highlighted Oracle’s massive contract backlog and strong AI cloud demand, arguing the company has improved long-term revenue visibility despite near-term volatility. Oracle’s Contract Backlog Swells: Is Long-Term Revenue Growth Secured?
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street sentiment remains broadly constructive, with coverage pointing to dozens of buy ratings and meaningful upside from current levels. Oracle stock has worst week since 2001 dot-com bust as AI financing concerns escalate
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle was also featured in commentary suggesting the recent sell-off may be overdone and more a valuation/mispricing issue than a fundamental break in the AI story. Oracle’s Market Disconnect: The Truth Can Make You Rich
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern is centered on Oracle’s aggressive AI spending: capital expenditures surged, free cash flow turned deeply negative, and debt is now high, raising questions about financing the buildout. Oracle stock has worst week since 2001 dot-com bust as AI financing concerns escalate
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI IPO delay fears weighed on Oracle and other AI-related stocks, since Oracle is tied to the broader AI infrastructure trade. OpenAI May Push Back Highly-Awaited IPO to 2027, Slamming SoftBank and Oracle Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares in a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, a headline that can add to sentiment pressure even if the sale was scheduled. SEC filing for Jeffrey Henley stock sale

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut 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. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.

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.