Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Boosted by QRG Capital Management Inc.

QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 11.3% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 265,659 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 27,041 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $39,081,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrity Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,249,000. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.0% in the first quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 185,529 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $27,293,000 after acquiring an additional 1,784 shares in the last quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.5% during the first quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 4,524 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $666,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 14.3% during the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 48,236 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,096,000 after acquiring an additional 6,038 shares during the period. Finally, Kelman Lazarov Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 10.3% during the first quarter. Kelman Lazarov Inc. now owns 1,475 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched Oracle Manager Edge and new AI agent tools across Fusion Cloud HCM and SCM, adding AI-driven coaching and supply-chain workflow features that could make its cloud platform stickier and support future growth. Oracle (ORCL) Unveils AI Agents For Supply Chains And Manager Coaching
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair reportedly added ORCL to its conviction list, and other firms have reiterated bullish views, reinforcing the idea that Wall Street still sees Oracle as a major AI beneficiary with upside from its cloud and enterprise software businesses. If You Lack Conviction in This Market, Here’s 1 Stock William Blair Thinks Deserves Your Attention
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary also highlighted Oracle’s strong earnings visibility and attractive valuation, with analysts describing it as one of the cheaper software names that could “explode” if AI demand and cloud adoption keep accelerating. Why Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Is One of the Most Profitable Software Stocks to Buy Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s stock has also been hit by broader market worries, including renewed concerns that the AI trade may be getting ahead of fundamentals. Some recent reports say Oracle is weighing AI data-center-related risks and profitability, which may be contributing to the stock’s recent decline. Oracle mulls AI data center-related risks, profitability in filing
• Negative Sentiment: ORCL has been on a notable losing streak, with shares falling sharply from recent highs, as investors worry that AI spending may take time to pay off and that the company’s debt load could limit flexibility. Oracle Stock Is on Longest Losing Streak Since 2021 and Analysts Are Screaming ‘Buy’

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Wedbush dropped their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $140.27 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $404.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.06, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $185.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $173.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. The firm’s 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, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.