Korea Investment CORP grew its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 7.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,402,684 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 93,002 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up approximately 0.5% of Korea Investment CORP’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Korea Investment CORP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $273,397,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Key Oracle News
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle beat fiscal Q4 estimates, with adjusted EPS of $2.11 and revenue of $19.18 billion, while cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 93% year over year and the company cited a record $638 billion remaining performance obligation, signaling strong demand for its AI and cloud services.
- Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management awarded Oracle a $395.8 million federal HR modernization contract, expanding Oracle’s government cloud footprint and adding a new revenue stream tied to more than 2 million federal employees. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Several recent analyst notes remained bullish, with firms like Guggenheim, Piper Sandler, BMO Capital Markets, and Cantor Fitzgerald reiterating constructive ratings and higher price targets, suggesting Wall Street still sees upside despite the selloff.
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks noted that the broader earnings revisions trend for 2026 has been improving, especially in Technology, which may support sentiment for Oracle and other software/cloud names.
- Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s stock fell sharply because management said AI-related capital expenditures will be far higher than expected, with FY2027 capex potentially reaching $95 billion and plans to raise about $40 billion more through debt and equity financing, raising concerns about dilution, leverage, and free cash flow.
- Negative Sentiment: Investors also reacted to warnings that margins may step down as Oracle ramps data-center buildout, while a cyber issue in PeopleSoft and reports of active exploitation added a small layer of operational risk. Article Title
Insider Transactions at Oracle
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.
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Oracle Stock Down 0.1%
Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $184.01 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $529.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.56, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.65. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $184.68 and its 200 day moving average is $177.93. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 35.91%.
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.
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