Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 13.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,522 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,083 shares during the quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $6,924,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Oracle by 333.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,473,137,000 after acquiring an additional 4,030,382 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its position in Oracle by 32.9% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 9,636,090 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,809,609,000 after acquiring an additional 2,385,556 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Oracle by 921.6% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,311,815 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $450,596,000 after acquiring an additional 2,085,514 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Oracle by 456.6% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,291,058 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $446,550,000 after purchasing an additional 1,879,448 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Oracle Stock Performance
ORCL opened at $190.73 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $548.54 billion, a PE ratio of 34.24, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $168.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $178.27.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.
Key Headlines Impacting Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle was upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), signaling improving earnings optimism and helping support the stock’s longer-term outlook. Oracle (ORCL) Upgraded to Buy: Here’s Why
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle is being tied to massive AI infrastructure spending, with a report highlighting hyperscale cloud investments from firms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Meta, and Oracle as a key driver of rapid co-packaged optics market growth. Co-Packaged Optics Market Size to Hit USD 1,923.64 million by 2035 | SNS Insider
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched a new campaign for its Project Jupiter data center, emphasizing community investment, cleaner energy, and lower water usage, which may help ease local concerns around expansion. Oracle Launches New Campaign Highlighting Commitments to Doña Ana County
- Neutral Sentiment: Oracle Financial Services Software finalized a perpetual license deal with a global U.S. bank, but the item appears to relate to the separately listed subsidiary rather than being a direct catalyst for ORCL shares. Oracle Financial Services Software Finalises Perpetual Licence Deal With Global U.S. Bank
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are also focusing on Oracle’s heavy debt and private-credit funding tied to rapid AI data-center expansion, which has raised financing-risk questions. Oracle Project Jupiter Puts AI Growth And Debt Risks In Focus
- Negative Sentiment: Oracle was mentioned alongside job cuts in a broader discussion of AI and layoffs, which can keep sentiment cautious around corporate spending and restructuring. Sam Altman Says AI Will Not Lead To A Global ‘Jobs Apocalypse’
Insider Transactions at Oracle
In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value 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 trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
ORCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.46.
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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.
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