Stonebridge Capital Management Inc. Takes Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Stonebridge Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 51,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $7,525,000. Oracle accounts for 3.6% of Stonebridge Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp increased its stake in Oracle by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,216,915 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.8% in the fourth 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 period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Oracle by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,286,953,000 after buying an additional 495,146 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. CLSA started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, July 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Two 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup identifies a potential rebound. Citi initiated a 90-day positive catalyst watch, maintained its Buy rating and reiterated a $330 price target. The firm views Oracle’s roughly 50% decline as an unusually severe selloff and believes negative expectations are largely reflected in the stock, creating an opportunity ahead of upcoming results and the company’s late-October investor day. Oracle Stock Gained 3% on Wednesday, Technical Indicators Point to Further Upside
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand and backlog support the long-term bull case. Reports highlighted Oracle’s approximately $638 billion contracted backlog and its growing role in AI data-center infrastructure. Investors are weighing the potential for substantial future cloud revenue against the cost and timing of building the required capacity. Oracle Jumps as $638 Billion Backlog Outruns Cash Burn
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded a major U.S. government healthcare agreement. Oracle Health secured a potential $17 billion expansion of its Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health-record contract, increasing its exposure to a large, long-term public-sector customer. Oracle Secures $17 Billion VA Contract Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and industry factors are improving but remain uncertain. Technical indicators point to possible further upside, and Oracle’s Deutsche Bank technology conference presentation kept attention on its cloud and AI strategy. Still, broader software stocks remain highly volatile as momentum trading and uncertainty over AI economics amplify price swings. Momentum and Leveraged Trading Keep Software Stocks on a Roller Coaster
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI infrastructure spending remains the principal concern. Oracle must finance data-center construction before much of its contracted revenue is recognized, potentially pressuring near-term profits and free cash flow. Project delays and questions about the pace of AI monetization could limit the recovery if execution disappoints.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $148.90 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $142.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock has a market cap of $428.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.54, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $114.50 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given 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 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle Company 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.