VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Takes $34.07 Million Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 232,487 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $34,071,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 21.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $951,000 after acquiring an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 6.8% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,288,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 19.2% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after acquiring an additional 8,530 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $158.65 on Tuesday. 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 Corporation has a 1-year low of $114.50 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $456.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.21, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.74. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $139.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $160.34.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 in the previous year, the company 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, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure opportunity continues to improve. The company is positioning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a major GPU-as-a-Service provider, and analysts see strong demand for its available computing capacity. Morgan Stanley recently raised its price target, while technical indicators and several analysts point to potential upside. Oracle’s AI Earnings Story Is Improving, but the Cash Flow Test Remains
• Positive Sentiment: A reported multi-year collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise could bring HPE Juniper networking equipment into Oracle’s AI data centers. HPE also issued warrants to Oracle in connection with a reported infrastructure deal, potentially strengthening Oracle’s ability to expand its AI capacity. Oracle Is Putting HPE Juniper Gear Into Its AI Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported $638 billion backlog and discussions of a large OpenAI cloud arrangement highlight potentially powerful future revenue growth if the company can convert bookings into sales. Analysts expect quarterly revenue growth of roughly 28% and options markets imply a sizable post-earnings move. Oracle earnings: AI growth, OpenAI deal and $20 billion funding plan
• Neutral Sentiment: The upcoming earnings release is the immediate catalyst. Investors will focus on AI-cloud growth, backlog conversion, capital spending, free cash flow, and management’s outlook; options pricing indicates the results could produce significant volatility. Oracle Stock Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: The central concern is whether AI revenue will arrive quickly enough to justify Oracle’s heavy infrastructure spending. Analysts warn that access to capital and computing capacity—not customer demand—could constrain growth, while free cash flow remains a key test for the investment case.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle may become increasingly dependent on OpenAI and a small number of large AI customers. Reports of a potential $20 billion equity raise also raise dilution and financing concerns, while the stock’s sharp decline from its high and history of lengthy recoveries are weighing on sentiment. Oracle’s Biggest AI Risk May No Longer Be Spending

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, CLSA started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.68.

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.