Cane Capital Partners LLC Sells 24,805 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cane Capital Partners LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 57.6% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 18,256 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 24,805 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for 1.2% of Cane Capital Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Cane Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,686,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 189.3% in 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 raised its stake in Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 21.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after buying an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank boosted its holdings in Oracle by 6.8% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 19.2% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,556,000 after acquiring an additional 8,530 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is getting fresh support from analysts, with William Blair adding the stock to its Conviction List and KeyBanc reiterating confidence in Oracle’s AI cloud expansion. Both notes suggest investors may be underestimating the company’s growth runway in cloud infrastructure and AI-related spending. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Gains Momentum After Inclusion on William Blair’s Conviction List
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s recent product announcements, including Fusion Agentic Applications and Oracle Manager Edge, highlight continued AI integration across cloud software, which could help support future revenue growth and customer adoption. Oracle Helps Organizations Scale Effective Leadership with Oracle Manager Edge
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles say Oracle is attracting investor attention as a possible bargain after its sharp pullback, with commentary focused on valuation, cloud momentum, and the possibility of a longer-term rebound if execution stays strong. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Still Looks Like A Bargain As Its 5 Year Return Hits 89%
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is also facing investor concerns about the economics of its AI data-center buildout, including risks tied to profitability, capital spending, and free cash flow. That debate is weighing on sentiment even though cloud revenue growth remains strong. Oracle mulls AI data center-related risks, profitability in filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent coverage also points to Oracle’s sharp stock slide and a difficult stretch for the shares, suggesting the market is still worried about heavy AI infrastructure spending and its impact on near-term margins and cash flow. Oracle stock’s worst month since 1990: What’s breaking Larry Ellison’s empire?

Oracle Stock Down 2.3%

ORCL stock opened at $143.20 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $412.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The business’s 50-day moving average is $187.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $173.93. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given 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 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ORCL. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was 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 $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.