Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Spire Wealth Management

Spire Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 264.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 32,381 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,498 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management’s holdings in Oracle were worth $9,107,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the period. MBB Public Markets I LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the first quarter worth about $289,000. Woodline Partners LP raised its holdings in Oracle by 8.4% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 79,741 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,149,000 after purchasing an additional 6,148 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 12.4% in the first quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,601 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $503,000 after purchasing an additional 396 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total transaction of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. This trade represents a 20.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 126,588 shares of company stock worth $33,155,596. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $304.94.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support for Oracle’s cloud/data-center story remains — Evercore ISI reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $275 price target, citing large multi-year data-center leases and multicloud AI solutions that boost recurring revenue visibility. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is part of the expected U.S. TikTok JV (with ByteDance, Silver Lake and MGX), a strategic deal that could bring near-term cash/partnership benefits and raise Oracle’s profile in consumer-facing tech investments. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite volatility, some investors see a second-half cloud/AI ramp — MarketBeat’s sector write-up highlights Oracle’s backlog and potential for cloud infrastructure momentum once new data centers come online. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly results were mixed: EPS beat expectations but revenue slightly missed consensus, and management emphasized backlog and contract wins that may not convert to revenue until capacity is available. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution and lower targets: RBC trimmed its price target to $195 (from $250) and kept a Sector Perform rating, signaling reduced near-term upside and prompting some selling. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Debt- and capex-related risks: multiple pieces highlight Oracle’s large AI/data-center build (reported ~$50B capex plan) that is driving strong backlog and revenue growth but producing negative free cash flow and higher leverage — a key near-term investor concern. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Technicals and momentum pressure: Oracle recently formed a “death cross” (50-day MA below 200-day MA), which can accelerate short-term outflows from momentum-driven funds and traders. Read More.

Oracle Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $189.58 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $544.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $209.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $241.96.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

About Oracle

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.