Pale Fire Capital SE Acquires New Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Pale Fire Capital SE bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 102,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $14,948,000. Oracle comprises approximately 0.4% of Pale Fire Capital SE’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure partnership: Oracle and HPE expanded their collaboration to deploy HPE Juniper Networking across Oracle’s AI data centers, supporting the company’s plans to scale infrastructure for gigawatt-level demand. HPE and Oracle Deepen Networking Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Large cloud backlog and bullish analyst views: Oracle’s remaining performance obligations reportedly reached $638 billion, up 363% year over year, providing substantial future-revenue visibility. Jefferies maintained a Buy rating while lowering its target to $290, saying much of the downside may already be reflected in the stock. Bernstein analyst Mark Moerdler also sees potential for a recovery toward Oracle’s prior high. Jefferies Oracle Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings catalyst scheduled: Oracle will release first-quarter fiscal 2027 results after the market closes on September 10 and host an investor webcast afterward. Investors will focus on cloud growth, AI bookings, capital expenditures, free cash flow and updated financing plans. Oracle First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Earnings Date
• Negative Sentiment: Spending and balance-sheet concerns remain the main overhang: Oracle’s AI buildout produced deeply negative free cash flow and required substantial debt and equity financing. Rising bond yields increase the cost of funding and make investors more cautious about whether backlog will convert into profitable revenue quickly enough. TD Cowen cut its target to $240 while retaining a Buy rating. TD Cowen Cuts Oracle Target
• Negative Sentiment: Potential regulatory and government-contract scrutiny: Oracle’s licensing practices are reportedly being examined by EU antitrust regulators, while Executive Chairman Larry Ellison is expected to face congressional questions regarding Oracle’s Veterans Affairs healthcare-technology contract. These developments could create reputational, legal or execution risks. Oracle Licensing Practices Under EU Scrutiny

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Oracle Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $145.75 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $139.50 and its 200 day moving average is $160.36. The firm has a market cap of $419.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Wedbush reduced their price target on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays upped their price objective on Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.61.

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.