Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC cut its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 29.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,777 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,323 shares during the period. Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,516,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,208 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,727,000 after buying an additional 1,176 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Lane Capital LP purchased a new stake in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $1,169,000. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in Oracle by 78.1% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 686,502 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $134,370,000 after buying an additional 301,023 shares in the last quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Fort Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,739 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,092,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glen Eagle Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 2,794 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $545,000 after buying an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Trending Headlines about Oracle
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
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Oracle Stock Performance
NYSE:ORCL opened at $184.01 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a fifty day moving average of $184.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $177.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $529.21 billion, a PE ratio of 31.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 56.43%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 34.31%.
Insider Activity at Oracle
In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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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