ABN Amro Investment Solutions Buys 6,708 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

ABN Amro Investment Solutions raised its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.7% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 251,887 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,708 shares during the period. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Oracle were worth $37,055,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. 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 valued at $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216,915 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,328,754,000 after buying an additional 665,374 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,286,953,000 after purchasing an additional 495,146 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho said Oracle still offers one of the most attractive risk/reward setups in its coverage, highlighting sizable upside potential and supporting the recent rebound in the stock. ORCL Stock Gains Nearly 4% — Why Mizuho Sees 164% Upside Despite Oracle’s 38% YTD Slump
• Positive Sentiment: Several notes say Oracle is technically oversold after a sharp drop, suggesting the selling pressure may be exhausted and a trend reversal could be starting. Oracle (ORCL) Loses 30.7% in 4 Weeks, Here’s Why a Trend Reversal May be Around the Corner
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive on Oracle’s long-term AI and cloud outlook, citing its massive backlog as a possible offset to short-term balance-sheet worries. Oracle’s Credit Risk Nears an 18-Year High: Can AI Backlog Save Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market commentary says the AI/momentum selloff may be nearing its end, which could help Oracle if investors rotate back into beaten-down cloud and semiconductor names. Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Price Forecast: Can Oversold Conditions Fuel a Powerful Rebound?
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern remains high over Oracle’s heavy AI spending, rising debt, and dependence on a concentrated set of AI customers, which has pushed credit risk to an 18-year high and weighed on the shares. Oracle Is One Step From Junk—Can It Afford the AI Boom?
• Negative Sentiment: Wisconsin’s decision to uphold a collateral requirement tied to Oracle’s AI data-center plans added to funding worries and reinforced concerns that the company may need substantial capital to support its buildout. Oracle Faces $7 Billion Wisconsin Collateral Bill

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two 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, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.03.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a 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. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $127.13 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $120.03 and a 1 year high of $345.72. 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 company has a market capitalization of $366.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.72. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $174.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $168.27.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.6%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.31%.

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.