Royal London Asset Management Ltd. Sells 8,873 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. decreased its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,097,932 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 8,873 shares during the period. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $160,902,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $151.11 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $345.72. 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $140.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $160.60. The firm has a market cap of $435.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.72.

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, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup placed Oracle on a 90-day “positive catalyst watch,” arguing that the recent selloff was excessive and that strong AI-cloud demand, a large backlog and upcoming earnings could drive a rebound. The view helped improve sentiment toward the stock. Investors Are Missing Oracle’s AI Boom. Citi Says Buy.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly bullish, with one report citing a Strong Buy consensus and substantial potential upside. Other analysts and investors highlighted Oracle’s cloud infrastructure scale, AI exposure and improving growth prospects. Most Active Stocks: Oracle Tops List with 71% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Management Suites, reinforcing the competitiveness of its Fusion Cloud SCM products and enterprise-software portfolio. Oracle Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle has rallied about 18% over the past month from a deeply depressed level, but commentary questions whether the rebound represents a durable leadership position compared with other cloud stocks. September earnings are viewed as the next major test. Oracle Just Rallied 18% in a Month
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to debate whether Oracle can convert its sizable order book into revenue quickly enough. The company’s roughly $55.7 billion data-center buildout, elevated leverage and reported payroll reductions raise questions about funding, execution and future margins. Oracle Capex Funding and Debt

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.