Quantbot Technologies LP Has $3.29 Million Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 78.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 22,464 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,843 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,292,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $146.70 on Monday. 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $144.61 and a 200-day moving average of $160.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $422.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure expansion supports the growth story. Oracle’s collaboration with Amazon Web Services now offers Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure through Oracle AI Database@AWS across 22 AWS regions. The partnership could broaden Oracle’s cloud reach and help attract enterprise AI workloads. Oracle Corporation versus Amazon AI infrastructure article
  • Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Oracle has received an average “Moderate Buy” rating, while one report highlighted a consensus price target substantially above the current trading level. The valuation case depends on sustained cloud and AI execution. Oracle analyst rating article Oracle Wall Street target article
  • Positive Sentiment: Healthcare AI provides another potential growth avenue. Oracle is making a fresh push into healthcare applications, reinforcing the view that AI could expand demand beyond its traditional database and enterprise software businesses. Oracle healthcare AI article
  • Neutral Sentiment: The key debate is timing. One analysis characterizes Oracle as inexpensive relative to its long-term opportunity but argues that the most important improvement may not arrive until 2027. This supports the long-term thesis but suggests near-term upside may require patience. Oracle valuation and 2027 inflection article
  • Negative Sentiment: AI financing risks are weighing on the broader theme. Michael Burry warned that circular financing, off-balance-sheet vehicles and captive insurers could be creating excessive leverage in AI data centers. Separately, Bank of America reported a sharp increase in investment-grade debt issued to fund AI projects. Oracle’s substantial infrastructure spending and high debt-to-equity ratio make the company potentially sensitive to higher funding costs or weaker AI demand. Michael Burry AI buildout warning AI bond market risks article

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ORCL. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. CLSA initiated coverage on Oracle in a report on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.97.

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Oracle Company Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

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