BTC Capital Management Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

BTC Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 15.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,874 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,770 shares during the quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $7,629,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% in 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. State Street Corp grew its position in Oracle by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,916,026,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216,915 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,328,754,000 after acquiring an additional 665,374 shares during the last quarter. 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 worth $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,286,953,000 after purchasing an additional 495,146 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $157.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $134.57 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $453.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.65. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $176.34.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Monness Crespi & Hardt restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is still being viewed by some analysts as a major AI infrastructure winner, with commentary pointing to a massive AI backlog that could convert into revenue over the next several years. Oracle’s Sell-Off Looks More Like a Mispricing Than a Warning
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health announced an AI collaboration with Theator to extend AI into operating rooms, which could support future growth in healthcare workflows, documentation, and billing automation. Oracle Health Extends AI into the Operating Room in Collaboration with Theator
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish articles argue Oracle’s recent sell-off may be overdone and that the stock could rebound if backlog conversion and cloud growth continue to improve investor confidence. Oracle’s Sell-Off Looks More Like a Mispricing Than a Warning
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual filing and follow-up coverage confirmed the workforce reductions were tied to broader AI adoption, but the company framed them as part of a restructuring effort rather than a sign of operational distress. Oracle Sheds 21,000 Jobs as It Continues AI-Focused Streamlining
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried that Oracle’s AI spending is being funded with more debt and that preferred stock conversions or ATM share issuance could dilute shareholders and weigh on the stock price. Oracle Analyst Warns: Preferred Stock Conversions and ATM Issuances May Dilute Shareholders and Pressure Stock Price
• Negative Sentiment: Broader tech weakness and an AI sector pullback are also adding to ORCL’s decline, as investors reassess high-spending AI names. Sector Update: Tech Stocks Fall Late Afternoon

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.