PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab Acquires 24,666 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab raised its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 313,584 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,666 shares during the quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Oracle were worth $45,956,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th 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 period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its position in Oracle by 882.3% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $972,798,000 after purchasing an additional 4,482,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd raised its position in Oracle by 1,605.7% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,976,441 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $775,048,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743,314 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s cloud ERP and database businesses remain important growth drivers, supporting the company’s long-term expansion outlook. Oracle: Cloud ERP And Oracle Database Software Driving Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a joint electronic health-record rollout with Ontario hospitals Baycrest and Sunnybrook, adding to evidence of demand for its healthcare technology. Oracle Lands Joint Ontario Hospital EHR Rollout
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain broadly bullish despite Oracle’s weak performance over the past year, while recent quarterly results showed revenue growth of 20.6% and earnings above consensus estimates. Do Wall Street Analysts Like Oracle Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s quarterly dividend payment highlights its shareholder-return profile, but the $0.50-per-share payout is unlikely to materially change the near-term trading outlook. Larry Ellison Dividend Article
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns that debt-funded AI data-center investment could push Oracle’s credit rating toward junk status are the clearest fundamental overhang. Higher borrowing costs and leverage could reduce the value of future AI-related cash flows. Oracle AI Expansion and Credit Rating Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry has re-entered put positions on ORCL after previously closing an Oracle short, drawing attention to renewed bearish views on valuation, debt and execution risk. Michael Burry Re-enters Oracle Put Positions
• Negative Sentiment: A lower close across the major U.S. indexes amid uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz and upcoming jobs data is adding to risk-off pressure on technology stocks. U.S. Markets End Lower Amid Hormuz Uncertainty

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $143.43 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $159.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $162.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $413.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.60, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its 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. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 6.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Oracle and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.97.

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.