Westpac Banking Corp Increases Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Westpac Banking Corp grew its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 96.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 29,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,360 shares during the period. Westpac Banking Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. HFM Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure expansion supports the growth story. Oracle’s collaboration with Amazon Web Services now offers Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure through Oracle AI Database@AWS across 22 AWS regions. The partnership could broaden Oracle’s cloud reach and help attract enterprise AI workloads. Oracle Corporation versus Amazon AI infrastructure article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Oracle has received an average “Moderate Buy” rating, while one report highlighted a consensus price target substantially above the current trading level. The valuation case depends on sustained cloud and AI execution. Oracle analyst rating article Oracle Wall Street target article
• Positive Sentiment: Healthcare AI provides another potential growth avenue. Oracle is making a fresh push into healthcare applications, reinforcing the view that AI could expand demand beyond its traditional database and enterprise software businesses. Oracle healthcare AI article
• Neutral Sentiment: The key debate is timing. One analysis characterizes Oracle as inexpensive relative to its long-term opportunity but argues that the most important improvement may not arrive until 2027. This supports the long-term thesis but suggests near-term upside may require patience. Oracle valuation and 2027 inflection article
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing risks are weighing on the broader theme. Michael Burry warned that circular financing, off-balance-sheet vehicles and captive insurers could be creating excessive leverage in AI data centers. Separately, Bank of America reported a sharp increase in investment-grade debt issued to fund AI projects. Oracle’s substantial infrastructure spending and high debt-to-equity ratio make the company potentially sensitive to higher funding costs or weaker AI demand. Michael Burry AI buildout warning AI bond market risks article

Oracle Stock Up 3.3%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $146.70 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $422.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $144.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Scotiabank reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, June 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.

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.