Strive Financial Group LLC Cuts Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Strive Financial Group LLC lowered its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 34.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 8,314 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,314 shares during the period. Strive Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,218,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Step Capital Management Pte. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 95.9% during the 2nd quarter. Step Capital Management Pte. Ltd. now owns 38,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,598,000 after acquiring an additional 18,700 shares during the period. Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 62.3% in the 2nd quarter. Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 5,498 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 2,110 shares during the period. Plan A Wealth LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 10.3% during the second quarter. Plan A Wealth LLC now owns 2,810 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 200.5% in the second quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. now owns 19,008 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,786,000 after purchasing an additional 12,682 shares during the period. Finally, Syon Capital LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 4.1% in the second quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 27,740 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $4,065,000 after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Up 3.0%

Shares of ORCL opened at $158.65 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $139.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.31. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $456.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.21, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.74.

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. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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 forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors 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 yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ORCL. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $240.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated an “overweight” rating 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, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.68.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s expanded, multi-year partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) calls for HPE Juniper networking equipment, routing, switching and support across Oracle’s global AI data centers. The agreement reinforces expectations for gigawatt-scale infrastructure expansion and potentially makes Oracle’s massive cloud backlog more achievable. HPE and Oracle Deepen Networking Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are focused on Oracle’s reported $638 billion backlog and management’s target for roughly 58%–64% cloud growth. Converting more of that backlog into revenue would support the bullish view that AI contracts can accelerate Oracle’s cloud business. Oracle Jumps Before Its $638 Billion Backlog Faces Reality
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain constructive despite recent target reductions. Jefferies maintained a Buy rating with a $290 target, while RBC reaffirmed Sector Perform with a $190 target, leaving substantial potential upside based on the cited share price. Oracle Stock Could Be Software’s Next Big Winner
• Neutral Sentiment: Options markets imply Oracle could move about 11% or more after earnings, highlighting unusually high event risk. Investors want evidence that heavy AI infrastructure spending is producing durable revenue growth and improving cash generation. Oracle Stock Could Swing 11% on Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s investment program is weighing on financial quality: fiscal 2026 free cash flow was reported at negative $23.7 billion, leverage is elevated, and the company may require substantial additional financing. S&P’s BBB- rating and the prospect of higher interest rates increase sensitivity to borrowing costs.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have trimmed some fair-value estimates, reflecting concerns about capital expenditures, debt, earnings quality and whether Oracle’s backlog can be converted profitably. The September 10 report and forward spending guidance are therefore critical tests of the AI-cloud strategy. Oracle Stock Gets Fair Value Trim

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.