OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Cuts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp cut its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 215,320 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 33,261 shares during the quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $31,555,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth about $625,454,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.7% in the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 79,008 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,579,000 after purchasing an additional 6,296 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its position in shares of Oracle by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Planning Center Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 142.2% during the 4th quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,243,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,825,000 after purchasing an additional 3,584 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Bank of America upped their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Barclays raised their price target on Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned 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 currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.97.

Oracle News Summary

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 Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $146.70 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $144.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $160.61. The company has a market cap of $422.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.16, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.