Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Purchased by CenterBook Partners LP

CenterBook Partners LP lifted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1,486.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 140,622 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 131,757 shares during the period. Oracle makes up about 0.9% of CenterBook Partners LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. CenterBook Partners LP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $19,307,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter valued at $1,911,930,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $625,454,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $186,175,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $96,746,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 23.3% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,633,070 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $534,461,000 after purchasing an additional 685,570 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on ORCL. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, October 27th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 11th. CLSA initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Finally, Yorkville Ives assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. They set an “in-line” rating and a $155.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $249.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly 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 ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,956.90. This represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle received the strongest valuation grade among seven major technology companies in a comparison following the sector selloff, potentially drawing interest from investors looking for relative value. Article: Oracle beats Microsoft and Amazon on a key Wall Street metric
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate to $6.63 from $6.73, but kept its Sector Outperform rating and $205 price target. The estimate cut tempers, but does not reverse, the analyst’s positive stance. Article: Scotiabank revises Oracle EPS estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual stockholder meeting is scheduled for November 18; the announcement did not identify a new business or earnings development. Article: Oracle’s annual meeting of stockholders
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly winding down its arrangement to rent AI computing capacity from Oracle. The news adds to concern that major customers may reassess AI infrastructure spending and could weigh on expectations for Oracle’s cloud growth. Article: Microsoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacity
• Negative Sentiment: Broader doubts about the AI data-center build-out are also pressuring sentiment. Reports cite possible changes to OpenAI’s capacity plans, political scrutiny of data-center construction, and debt tied to a Stargate project—risks that could challenge the expected returns on Oracle’s substantial infrastructure investment. Article: OpenAI weighs smaller data-center plans

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL traded up $0.80 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $115.96. 47,481,064 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 33,719,972. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $139.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $155.40. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $109.21 and a one year high of $250.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The firm has a market cap of $350.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.79.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. The business’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 anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 31.35%.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation is a technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud services, and enterprise applications. Its products help organizations manage data, run business operations, and build and deploy applications.

Oracle’s offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and cloud-based applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain management, and customer experience. The company also provides software support, consulting, and related services.

Founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories, Oracle serves businesses and public-sector organizations across geographies worldwide.