RFG Advisory LLC Acquires 3,645 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

RFG Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 17.3% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 24,657 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,645 shares during the quarter. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,613,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 14,636.4% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 382,756,945 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $56,093,030,000 after purchasing an additional 380,159,589 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Oracle by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,916,026,000 after buying an additional 3,216,915 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 1.8% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 665,374 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in Oracle by 29.3% in the 4th 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 during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Oracle by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,286,953,000 after buying an additional 495,146 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 0.7%

NYSE ORCL opened at $161.43 on Thursday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $464.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.74. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $140.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $160.42.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for 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 last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s September 10 earnings report could provide a catalyst if cloud growth, AI infrastructure demand and backlog conversion exceed expectations. Options markets imply a potentially large post-earnings move, while call activity has focused on the $175 strike. Oracle Stock Could Swing After Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain bullish on Oracle’s cloud opportunity. Citizens JMP reiterated an Outperform rating with a $285 target, while Guggenheim has described the stock as a top idea; the targets imply substantial upside if Oracle delivers accelerating growth. Oracle Rating Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI’s expanding AI ecosystem and its reported partnership with Oracle are reinforcing the company’s position as an AI infrastructure provider, supporting optimism that demand will eventually translate into significant cloud revenue. Oracle and the OpenAI Ecosystem
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its price target to $215 from $241 but maintained a Sector Outperform rating, suggesting analysts remain constructive while becoming more cautious ahead of the results. Scotiabank Lowers Oracle Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle plans to spend approximately $70 billion in cash this fiscal year, more than twice the roughly $32 billion its business generated last year. Investors are concerned that data-center construction and AI commitments could require additional debt or financing. Oracle Capital Budget and Cash Flow
• Negative Sentiment: Retail investors have reduced interest ahead of earnings, while EU regulators are questioning Oracle’s cloud-licensing practices. These developments add sentiment and regulatory risk to an already volatile setup. Retail Investors Switch Off Oracle Stock

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.

The company’s products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.