Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Strategic Blueprint LLC

Strategic Blueprint LLC trimmed its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 27.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 9,254 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,477 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,603,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Swiss National Bank grew its stake in Oracle by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,113,526,000 after acquiring an additional 360,000 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 626.1% during the third quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 9.2% during the second quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,817 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 4.8% in the second quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,201,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares during the period. Finally, Cascade Investment Group Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $239,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Stephens raised their price target on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $380.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Oracle from $360.00 to $260.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.94.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $189.58 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $209.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $241.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $544.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.64, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director directly owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. The trade was a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 126,588 shares of company stock worth $33,155,596 over the last three months. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

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.

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.