Themes Management Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 4,517 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $664,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Trading Down 4.3%
Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $114.90 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $170.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $166.88. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $114.75 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $330.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.71, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 34.31%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed 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 currently owned by corporate insiders.
Trending Headlines about Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a nearly $7 billion, 10-year U.S. Department of Defense software contract, a meaningful revenue win that could strengthen its government business and support sentiment around its cloud and enterprise software platform. Oracle signs 10-year software contract with Pentagon worth up to $7 billion
- Positive Sentiment: Retail traders and some analysts see the Pentagon award as a potential catalyst for more federal AI and enterprise-software deals, which could improve Oracle’s growth outlook near term. What’s Going On With Oracle Stock on Friday?
- Neutral Sentiment: Commentary around Oracle’s AI infrastructure strategy remains mixed: supporters point to a large AI order backlog, while skeptics question whether the company can turn that demand into profits quickly enough. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on AI Infrastructure Investments and Stock Decline
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish articles continue to highlight Oracle’s large capex burden, rising debt load, and concerns that free cash flow may stay pressured as it builds out AI data centers. Here’s why Oracle stock may still hit $100 despite the Pentagon contract
- Negative Sentiment: Oracle is also facing broader investor concern over slowing web traffic and weak sentiment around its AI spending, with some commentary framing the company as overextended. Ca$htag$: ORCL Becoming AI “House of Cards” as CapEx Concerns Swell
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. TD Cowen increased their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.03.
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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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