Impax Asset Management Group plc Sells 26,173 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Impax Asset Management Group plc cut its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 13.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 165,432 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 26,173 shares during the quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc’s holdings in Oracle were worth $24,244,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 15.8% in the 2nd quarter. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,610 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,115,000 after buying an additional 1,036 shares in the last quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Oracle by 16.9% during the 2nd quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,429 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $796,000 after buying an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 6.9% during the second quarter. Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC now owns 8,996 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,318,000 after acquiring an additional 583 shares in the last quarter. Kilter Group LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 33.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kilter Group LLC now owns 354 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MJP Associates Inc. ADV raised its stake in Oracle by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter. MJP Associates Inc. ADV now owns 5,303 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $777,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s remaining performance obligations reportedly reached approximately $638 billion, strengthening the investment case by providing significant contracted future revenue. Analysts believe strong cloud growth and enterprise AI demand could eventually support a substantial recovery in ORCL shares. Oracle Price Prediction: Can Its $638 Billion Backlog Send the Stock Back Toward $250?
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts continue to favor Oracle over other enterprise technology companies, citing its record AI backlog, cloud momentum and relatively discounted valuation. Buy ratings ahead of the September earnings report may provide additional support. Oracle vs. Microsoft: Which Enterprise AI Stock Is the Better Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health expanded its Clinical AI Agent with automated professional-fee coding, physician dictation and chart-review tools. The rollout broadens Oracle’s healthcare AI opportunity and could improve adoption of its healthcare software platform. Oracle Health Expands Clinical AI Agent with Automated Coding, Dictation, and Chart Review
• Neutral Sentiment: One analysis characterizes Oracle as inexpensive but argues that the key business inflection may not arrive until 2027. That outlook supports the long-term thesis but implies limited near-term catalysts while the company converts its backlog into revenue and profits. Oracle: Cheap, But Too Early – The Real Inflection Comes In 2027
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Oracle’s AI infrastructure expansion will require heavy borrowing. A broader surge in investment-grade debt used to fund AI projects raises questions about leverage, capital returns and the risk of an AI spending pullback. Oracle’s high debt burden and exposure to large customers, including OpenAI, add to those concerns. Oracle stock has become a bargain, but a risky pattern has emerged
• Negative Sentiment: Billionaire investor Steve Cohen reportedly chose Broadcom over Oracle as his preferred AI stock, a comparison that may reinforce concerns that ORCL’s upside depends on longer-dated execution rather than immediate AI monetization. Broadcom or Oracle: Billionaire Steve Cohen Loads Up on One Top AI Stock

Insider Activity

In related 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 trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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

NYSE:ORCL opened at $142.05 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 12 month low of $114.50 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $409.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $145.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $160.71.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley reissued a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research 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 issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.97.

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.