Fulcrum Asset Management LLP Acquires 51,196 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Fulcrum Asset Management LLP grew its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 602.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 59,693 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 51,196 shares during the period. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $8,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in Oracle during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Foresight Capital Management Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Markowski Investments acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

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

ORCL stock opened at $115.96 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $139.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $155.40. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $109.21 and a 12 month high of $250.25. The company has a market capitalization of $350.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. This represents a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,730,207.11. This represents a 10.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 over the last three months. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn dropped their target price on Oracle from $155.00 to $110.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 16th. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 11th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $249.27.

Oracle Company 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.