Gilpin Wealth Management LLC Acquires New Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Gilpin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,360 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $850,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Prism Planning Partners LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $248,000. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE increased its holdings in Oracle by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE now owns 1,598 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 799 shares during the last quarter. M Holdings Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,416,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $138,000. Finally, Signet Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,148,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $201.04 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $134.57 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $183.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $177.98. The firm has a market cap of $578.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.09, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on Oracle from $229.00 to $284.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $254.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Bank of America upped their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings raised Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $273.08.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle posted record Q4 results, beating expectations on EPS and revenue while raising forward guidance, which confirms strong demand for its cloud and AI infrastructure. Oracle beats fourth-quarter revenue estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud momentum remained exceptional, with cloud infrastructure revenue reportedly up sharply and remaining performance obligations jumping to a much larger backlog, suggesting a deep pipeline of future business. Oracle Announces Record Q4 and FY 2026 Results Driven by Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Applications
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also won a U.S. government contract to provide government-wide HR software, adding another positive catalyst for its cloud and software businesses. Oracle awarded US government contract to provide government-wide HR software
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts entered the print expecting strong AI-driven results, so the quarter may have been “good enough” rather than a major upside surprise, which can limit the stock reaction. Oracle Just Delivered a Record-Breaking Quarter, Complete with a Beat and Raise. So Why Is the Stock Falling?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried Oracle’s AI buildout will require far more spending, with reports pointing to a roughly $40 billion fundraising plan and much higher capital expenditures to fund data center expansion. Oracle plans to raise $40bn for data centre build-out
• Negative Sentiment: The market is also questioning whether Oracle’s rapid AI growth can translate into attractive free cash flow, with debt and spending concerns weighing on sentiment. Oracle’s stock slides after earnings, as the steep price of AI spooks investors

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.