Silicon Valley Capital Partners boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 72.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 146,150 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 61,408 shares during the period. Oracle makes up approximately 2.1% of Silicon Valley Capital Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Silicon Valley Capital Partners’ holdings in Oracle were worth $21,500,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in Oracle by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after buying an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.5% in 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 period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. increased its position in shares of Oracle by 882.3% during the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd increased its position in shares of Oracle by 1,605.7% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,976,441 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $775,048,000 after acquiring an additional 3,743,314 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley restated a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.03.
Oracle Stock Up 8.4%
Shares of ORCL stock opened at $127.59 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $165.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $164.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $367.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.89, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.72.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.31%.
Key Stories Impacting Oracle
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
Insider Activity at Oracle
In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the 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 sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Oracle 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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