Tempo Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 8,477 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,652,000.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in Oracle by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 882.3% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after buying an additional 4,482,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $1,473,137,000 after buying an additional 4,030,382 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
More Oracle News
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle continues to land cloud and AI-related business, including new use cases from Lightpath, Uplynk, and One NZ, suggesting demand for its infrastructure and applications remains healthy. Lightpath Monetizes Digital Services and Powers AI-Driven Innovation with Oracle
- Positive Sentiment: Some analysts and market commentators remain constructive on ORCL after Q4 results, with price-target boosts and articles arguing the selloff may have created an opportunity. Analysts Boosts Oracle (ORCL) Price Target Following Q4 Results
- Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces compare Oracle with other large-cap tech names, reinforcing that investors are still debating whether Oracle’s AI/cloud strategy offers better upside than peers like Salesforce or IBM. Oracle vs. Salesforce: Which Tech Giant Is The Better Buy?
- Negative Sentiment: Investor concern is centered on Oracle’s massive AI capital spending plans, which have fueled fears that near-term cash flow could be pressured even as cloud growth remains strong. ETFs to Bet on as Oracle Slides 10% on Massive AI Spending Plans
- Negative Sentiment: Oracle also pushed back on a report about failed Microsoft cloud-deal talks, calling the details inaccurate, which keeps focus on execution risk and competitive pressure in the cloud market. Oracle says details in report of failed Microsoft cloud deal talks ‘inaccurate’
Oracle Stock Up 0.6%
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.31%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho set a $320.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Scotiabank reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.
Read Our Latest Research Report on ORCL
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
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.
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