Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Purchased by CX Institutional

CX Institutional lifted its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 490.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 93,876 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 77,968 shares during the quarter. CX Institutional’s holdings in Oracle were worth $12,889,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $29,000. Markowski Investments acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, MBM Wealth Consultants LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,762,956.90. This represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Stephen Rusckowski bought 25,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was bought at an average price of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,538,096.50. This trade represents a 6,410.26% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL traded up $4.51 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $142.58. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 33,213,395 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,507,238. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $114.50 and a twelve month high of $322.54. The stock has a market cap of $431.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.35, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $143.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $159.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reported Tencent deal reinforces AI-cloud demand. Tencent reportedly agreed to a five-year, approximately $7 billion lease for access to 100,000 advanced AI chips across Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia. The agreement would add significant contracted demand and validate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s role in serving customers with limited access to high-end computing capacity. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Flooding appears not to have damaged critical Project Jupiter infrastructure. Oracle said flooding in southern New Mexico affected the surrounding area but did not damage critical infrastructure, and the major AI data-center project remains on schedule. This helped ease a recent execution concern around Oracle’s capacity expansion. Project Jupiter analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying and bullish analyst coverage provided additional support. Director Stephen Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares for roughly $3.5 million, his first reported open-market purchase since 2025. Citizens JMP also reaffirmed an outperform rating with a $285 price target, citing Oracle’s long-term AI opportunity. SEC Form 4 filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle committed to purchasing electricity from Wisconsin’s Point Beach nuclear plant, a move expected to save utility customers about $300 million through 2033. The agreement may improve Oracle’s power-supply profile for data centers and strengthen its public-policy position, but it is not an immediate earnings catalyst. Oracle announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning the quality and sustainability of Oracle’s cash flow. Customer prepayments boost operating cash flow before Oracle delivers contracted cloud services, making reported cash generation less representative of recurring earnings. At the same time, massive infrastructure spending is producing negative free cash flow and increasing financing risk. Cash flow analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s shift toward consumption-based cloud databases and AI infrastructure could pressure its historically strong margins. Investors will need evidence that rapidly growing cloud revenue can outpace depreciation, power costs, debt expense and capital requirements. Zacks analysis

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on ORCL. Freedom Broker dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 14th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Barclays upped their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 11th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 target price (up from $220.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $251.72.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.