8,480 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Bought by Alamar Capital Management LLC

Alamar Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 8,480 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,248,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $125.86 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $120.03 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $362.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.59, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.72. The business has a fifty day moving average of $173.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $167.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, June 8th. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.03.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain bullish, arguing Oracle’s massive backlog and cloud growth support long-term upside despite the selloff. Oracle stock is still a buy: Analyst outlines his bull case
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho reiterated an outperform/buy view, saying Oracle’s risk/reward looks attractive and that the stock may have become oversold. Mizuho analyst on Oracle stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent pieces say Oracle may be deeply oversold and could rebound technically if selling pressure eases. Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Price Forecast
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Oracle could face a $7 billion collateral bill for its Wisconsin data center have intensified funding and execution worries. Oracle could face $7bn collateral bill for Wisconsin data centre
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also worried that AI-related spending is consuming free cash flow across big tech, including Oracle, which could pressure margins and capital returns. Analysis-AI investment boom puts Big Tech’s free cash flow under pressure

Insider Activity

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the sale, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.