Vestor Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 2,723.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 11,153 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,758 shares during the period. Vestor Capital LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,641,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Oracle News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Expanded Google Cloud AI partnership: Oracle and Google Cloud will make Google’s Gemini models available across Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications and NetSuite. The integration is expected to help enterprise customers automate workflows, improve decision-making and build agentic applications, strengthening Oracle’s AI software proposition and potentially supporting demand for its cloud infrastructure. Oracle to Make Gemini Models Available to Thousands of Enterprise Applications
- Positive Sentiment: Broader AI-cloud rebound: Oracle participated in a sharp recovery across AI infrastructure stocks after the group’s prior-session selloff. Microsoft’s strong cloud results also helped reinforce investor confidence in enterprise AI spending and cloud growth. Why Oracle Stock Just Jumped
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst sees AI backlog upside: DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria argued that Wall Street is assigning little or no value to Oracle’s reported $630 billion AI backlog, including potential long-term OpenAI compute commitments. If contracts convert into revenue, the backlog could improve Oracle’s growth outlook and valuation. Wall Street Is Valuing Oracle’s $630B AI Backlog at Zero
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate continues: Some coverage views Oracle as undervalued after its significant decline and highlights its Pentagon contract, while other analysis warns that consensus price targets may not fully reflect execution and financing risks. Oracle Stock Looks Undervalued on Earnings While Risks Still Weigh
- Negative Sentiment: Debt and credit concerns remain: Oracle’s elevated credit-default-swap costs and heavy borrowing to finance AI infrastructure continue to raise questions about leverage, refinancing costs and whether future AI returns will justify the investment. Oracle Stock Drops as Default Insurance Hits 200 Basis Points
- Negative Sentiment: Governance and concentration risk: Larry Ellison’s personal guarantee connected to a large Warner Bros. Discovery transaction has prompted concern among some investors because of his substantial ownership and the potential financial exposure. Larry Ellison’s Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Backstop
Oracle Trading Up 8.4%
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. 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 6.47 EPS for the current year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.
Insider Activity at Oracle
In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, June 8th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Scotiabank reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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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