Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Purchases 19,827 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 6.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 312,213 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 19,827 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $60,934,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 3.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,216,915 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, 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 News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is still drawing support from its strong quarterly results and upbeat analyst reaction after reporting a double beat on earnings and revenue, reinforcing the view that cloud and AI demand remain solid. The Stock Market Is Underestimating the Massive Growth Potential of This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Giant That Could Easily Become a $1 Trillion Company
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced new AI capabilities in OPERA Cloud and a new hybrid streaming architecture on OCI, highlighting continued product momentum and broader adoption of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. New AI Capabilities in Oracle OPERA Cloud Supercharge Hotel Operations
• Positive Sentiment: Several articles pointed to Oracle as a trending or potentially undervalued AI/cloud name, with commentary that Wall Street still sees meaningful upside if Oracle can convert its large backlog into revenue. Oracle (ORCL) Has AI Demand. Now It Needs to Prove It Can Scale
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle received additional visibility from business updates such as Lightpath using Oracle Cloud Scale Billing and Oracle’s executive speaking slot at an AI infrastructure panel, which may help sentiment but do not materially change fundamentals. Lightpath Monetizes Digital Services and Powers AI-Driven Innovation with Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Investor caution remains high after reports that Microsoft walked away from a potential multibillion-dollar Oracle cloud capacity deal, raising concerns about the pace and quality of Oracle’s cloud expansion. Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure talks with Oracle collapse, Business Insider reports
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary also focused on Oracle’s leverage and the risks of its hyperscaler strategy, with some analysts arguing the market is underestimating debt and execution challenges. Oracle’s Massive Debt Problem

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $183.31 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $187.19 and a 200 day moving average of $177.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84. The company has a market capitalization of $527.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ORCL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.