ABN AMRO Bank N.V. cut its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 13.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 17,663 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 2,650 shares during the period. ABN AMRO Bank N.V.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,438,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased 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 valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased 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 valued at $951,000 after acquiring an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its holdings in Oracle by 6.8% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its position in Oracle by 19.2% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,556,000 after purchasing an additional 8,530 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Oracle News Roundup
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle is expanding AI-powered recruiting tools through an integration of Eightfold AI Interviewer into Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting, which could strengthen its HR software suite and support longer-term cloud revenue growth. Big Tech Keeps Piling On AI Debt. Spending Is Set to Soar.
- Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s reported plans for a major AI infrastructure push in France add another signal that large-scale AI data-center spending remains strong, which is supportive for Oracle’s cloud and infrastructure opportunity, especially given its existing Stargate partnership with OpenAI and SoftBank. SoftBank Eyes $100 Billion France AI Push
- Positive Sentiment: Market commentary that Nvidia has added an Oracle’s worth of market cap in just four trading days underscores how much investor enthusiasm remains concentrated in AI infrastructure, a backdrop that can keep sentiment around Oracle constructive even when the stock pauses. Nvidia has added an Oracle’s worth of market cap in just four trading days
- Neutral Sentiment: Several market recaps note that Oracle has slipped while the broader market and tech sector moved higher, suggesting the decline may reflect short-term profit-taking after a steep AI rally rather than a company-specific setback. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade
Oracle Trading Down 1.1%
Shares of ORCL opened at $193.86 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $159.58 and a 200 day moving average of $184.71. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $557.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Oracle and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.43.
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Oracle Company 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.
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