Partners Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 6,222 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $854,000.
Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Foresight Capital Management Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 231.3% in the 3rd quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 222 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Markowski Investments bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Oracle Price Performance
Shares of ORCL stock opened at $130.50 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $114.50 and a fifty-two week high of $265.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $394.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.45, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $141.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $157.19.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.35%.
Key Headlines Impacting Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s investor-day outlook remains the main bullish catalyst. Management is targeting at least $225 billion in fiscal 2030 revenue, approximately $21 in fiscal 2030 EPS, and $30 billion in free cash flow by fiscal 2029. The company also reported exceptionally strong AI bookings and cloud backlog growth, suggesting demand for its AI infrastructure remains robust. Oracle Stock Forecast – Analysts React to Strong FY30 Outlook
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle pledged to limit additional capital-market funding to approximately $20 billion through fiscal 2030, addressing concerns that its data-center expansion could require unrestrained borrowing and share issuance. Analysts including Bank of America, TD Cowen, and Piper Sandler have maintained bullish ratings and substantial price targets. Oracle Analyst Day Eases Funding Concerns
- Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2027 guidance calls for $8.10 EPS, ahead of the $7.86 consensus, but the $90 billion revenue forecast is slightly below the $90.4 billion analyst estimate. This leaves investors focused on whether AI bookings convert into reported revenue and cash flow over the next two quarters. Oracle Just Told Investors What Many Already Knew
- Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s AI expansion has produced deeply negative free cash flow and required roughly $48 billion of debt and equity funding in fiscal 2026. Investors remain skeptical that the projected cash-flow turnaround will arrive quickly enough, particularly given Oracle’s debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle Caps New Capital Raising
- Negative Sentiment: Broader technology weakness and concerns about lower-than-expected big-tech capital spending have pressured AI infrastructure stocks. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s criticism of businesses dependent on leasing AI capacity to a small number of customers also raised questions about Oracle’s customer concentration and infrastructure economics. Satya Nadella Criticizes AI Capacity Rental Models
Analyst Ratings Changes
ORCL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $155.00 to $110.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. Melius Research set a $170.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Thirty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $248.41.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In related news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $139.35 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. This represents a 6,410.26% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Oracle Profile
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.
The company’s offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.
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