Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 3,934 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $767,000.
A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Norges Bank bought a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake 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 worth $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 882.3% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 4,030,382 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Price Performance
Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $184.01 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $184.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $177.77. The company has a market cap of $529.21 billion, a PE ratio of 31.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.
Key Stories Impacting 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
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.
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Oracle 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.
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