Breakwater Capital Group grew its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 14.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 32,011 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,125 shares during the quarter. Breakwater Capital Group’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,709,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after buying an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its stake in Oracle by 882.3% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $972,798,000 after buying an additional 4,482,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 333.7% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,473,137,000 after buying an additional 4,030,382 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Key Stories Impacting Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle is still being viewed by some analysts as a major AI infrastructure winner, with commentary pointing to a massive AI backlog that could convert into revenue over the next several years. Oracle’s Sell-Off Looks More Like a Mispricing Than a Warning
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health announced an AI collaboration with Theator to extend AI into operating rooms, which could support future growth in healthcare workflows, documentation, and billing automation. Oracle Health Extends AI into the Operating Room in Collaboration with Theator
- Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish articles argue Oracle’s recent sell-off may be overdone and that the stock could rebound if backlog conversion and cloud growth continue to improve investor confidence. Oracle’s Sell-Off Looks More Like a Mispricing Than a Warning
- Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual filing and follow-up coverage confirmed the workforce reductions were tied to broader AI adoption, but the company framed them as part of a restructuring effort rather than a sign of operational distress. Oracle Sheds 21,000 Jobs as It Continues AI-Focused Streamlining
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried that Oracle’s AI spending is being funded with more debt and that preferred stock conversions or ATM share issuance could dilute shareholders and weigh on the stock price. Oracle Analyst Warns: Preferred Stock Conversions and ATM Issuances May Dilute Shareholders and Pressure Stock Price
- Negative Sentiment: Broader tech weakness and an AI sector pullback are also adding to ORCL’s decline, as investors reassess high-spending AI names. Sector Update: Tech Stocks Fall Late Afternoon
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Insider Activity
In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Oracle Stock Down 4.7%
Shares of ORCL stock opened at $157.38 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $190.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $176.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $453.34 billion, a PE ratio of 27.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm 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 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. Equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.
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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