Pacer Advisors Inc. lowered its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 90.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 331,555 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 2,983,722 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $48,775,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 290.9% during 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 last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Trading Up 9.6%
ORCL opened at $142.33 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $162.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $163.71. The company has a market capitalization of $409.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.41, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $345.72.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 34.31%.
Oracle News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded its partnership with Alphabet’s Google Cloud to integrate Gemini AI models into Oracle software suites. The announcement reinforced Oracle’s multicloud and AI strategy and helped lift broader AI-cloud stocks. What Is Going on With Oracle Stock on Monday?
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle reportedly secured a 10-year, $7 billion U.S. Department of Defense contract, adding visibility to future government-cloud revenue and supporting the investment case for its AI infrastructure spending. Oracle Inks 10-Year, $7 Billion Contract With DoD
- Positive Sentiment: CACI International said it will partner with Oracle on a nearly $400 million, 10-year contract to modernize the Office of Personnel Management’s human-resources systems on a secure cloud platform. The project expands Oracle’s federal technology footprint. CACI Partners with Oracle to Deliver Federal Human Resources IT Modernization
- Positive Sentiment: Baycrest joined Sunnybrook’s rollout of Oracle Health’s electronic-record system in Ontario, providing Oracle Health with another major hospital reference customer and potentially supporting healthcare-cloud adoption. Oracle Stock Surges as Ontario Hospitals Expand Oracle Health Adoption
- Positive Sentiment: Call-option activity rose well above typical levels, suggesting increased speculative or bullish positioning, although options flows do not guarantee further gains.
- Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s $638 billion remaining performance obligation and reported 93% cloud-infrastructure growth highlight strong AI demand, but investors remain focused on whether contracted revenue can translate into cash flow and earnings.
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continued to flag Oracle’s heavy AI investment, potentially up to $70 billion in fiscal 2027 capital expenditures, negative free cash flow and rising debt. Concerns that AI spending could pressure margins or require additional financing remain an overhang.
- Negative Sentiment: Warnings about an AI-sector selloff—particularly if OpenAI or Anthropic encounter difficulties—put Oracle’s large AI backlog and infrastructure commitments in the crosshairs. Careful MSFT, AMZN, ORCL Bulls
Insider Transactions at Oracle
In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ORCL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.03.
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About Oracle
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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