Vise Technologies Inc. increased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 51.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 77,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 26,395 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $15,113,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,555,961,000 after purchasing an additional 266,588 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,336,031,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,866,075 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,507,727,000 after purchasing an additional 927,618 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Monness Crespi & Hardt reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $264.70.
Oracle News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Investor enthusiasm remains strong around Oracle’s AI infrastructure business, with articles highlighting the company as a major beneficiary of enterprise AI spending and noting that analysts see AI momentum staying strong. UBS also reportedly raised its price target to $285 ahead of earnings, reinforcing bullish sentiment.
- Positive Sentiment: Options activity and commentary from bullish investors suggest traders are positioning for another strong earnings update, reflecting expectations that Oracle’s cloud and AI-related backlog could keep driving growth.
- Neutral Sentiment: Oracle is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter results on June 10, and several previews focused on whether the company can sustain its recent surge in AI-related demand and revenue growth.
- Neutral Sentiment: Media coverage also pointed out that Oracle was featured in broader “AI software stocks” and dividend-stock lists, which supports visibility but does not materially change the near-term investment thesis.
- Negative Sentiment: Shares have come under some pressure ahead of earnings as investors worry that Oracle’s aggressive AI spending could mean higher capital expenditures, more debt, weaker free cash flow, and slower near-term returns from the strategy.
- Negative Sentiment: A shareholder litigation firm also announced an investigation into whether Oracle and certain executives adequately disclosed the risks tied to its AI spending plans, adding a legal overhang for the stock.
Oracle Stock Up 2.7%
Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $236.51 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market cap of $680.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.46, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $134.57 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $177.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.30.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.
Insider Transactions at Oracle
In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 insiders.
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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