Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by DSM Capital Partners LLC

DSM Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 40.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 777,056 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 222,219 shares during the period. Oracle makes up 2.0% of DSM Capital Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. DSM Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $114,313,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Verum Partners LLC grew its position in Oracle by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 2,409 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $470,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC now owns 11,991 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,337,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. KLCM Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.4% during the third quarter. KLCM Advisors Inc. now owns 3,941 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,108,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Finally, Tull Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 5.8% during the third quarter. Tull Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, June 5th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain bullish on Oracle’s AI cloud opportunity, saying cloud revenue growth could surprise to the upside as the company adds capacity and monetizes its backlog. Oracle Cloud Revenue Could Beat Fiscal 2027 Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Some investors see Oracle as deeply undervalued after its AI spending reset, with articles arguing the stock’s selloff has gone too far relative to the company’s long-term earnings power. Oracle (ORCL) Could Be 62% Undervalued Following Its AI Spending Reset
• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer said tech is rebounding and called Oracle one of the more interesting contrarian opportunities in the group as data-center spending reshapes the market. Jim Cramer Sees Tech Rebound And Oracle Upside as Data Center Spending Reshapes Market
• Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces highlight Oracle’s record backlog and AI infrastructure buildout, but emphasize that the market is waiting to see how quickly that demand turns into cash flow. Oracle’s record backlog is booming, so why is the stock down 50%?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s latest earnings and guidance were solid, but the stock continues to trade like investors are focused more on capital intensity and execution risk than on near-term results. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) market data and earnings summary
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish articles argue Oracle faces an AI valuation and cloud-cost test, with concerns about debt, required spending, and the time it will take for backlog to convert into free cash flow. Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Faces The AI Cloud Cost Test
• Negative Sentiment: One widely read report said Oracle’s stock drop reflects worries that some big data-center customers may struggle to meet obligations, adding to investor caution around the AI buildout. Oracle Stock Plummeted by 25% in the First Half of 2026, and This Dire AI Warning Might Be Why

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 currently owned by insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $140.57 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $404.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.11, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a 50-day moving average of $183.97 and a 200-day moving average of $172.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 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.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders 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 34.31%.

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.