Ninety One UK Ltd Acquires New Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Ninety One UK Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 3,830 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $526,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Chiron Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 105.2% during the third quarter. Chiron Capital Management LLC now owns 3,312 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $455,000 after purchasing an additional 1,698 shares in the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.9% during the third quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,289 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,099,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Purus Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter worth about $204,000. Mainsail Asset Management LLC increased its position in Oracle by 32.9% in the third quarter. Mainsail Asset Management LLC now owns 4,917 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $712,000 after buying an additional 1,217 shares in the last quarter. Finally, C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors increased its position in Oracle by 59.8% in the third quarter. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors now owns 5,527 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $759,000 after buying an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $134.69 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $407.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The company has a fifty day moving average of $145.75 and a 200 day moving average of $158.86. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $114.50 and a fifty-two week high of $322.54.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,762,956.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI-related selloff is being viewed by some investors as a potential buying opportunity. One analysis argues that the company’s cloud growth and large contracted backlog could support a long-term recovery after the stock’s steep decline. Oracle’s AI Selloff Is Creating a Rare Setup
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho reaffirmed a $320 price target and an Outperform rating, signaling substantial upside in the analyst’s view despite regulatory and infrastructure challenges. Oracle’s reported $664 billion remaining performance obligation also provides visibility into future revenue, although funding the required buildout remains important. Wall Street analyst updates Oracle stock price target
• Positive Sentiment: Vertex announced that its Oracle tax engine achieved Oracle Validated status and is available through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s marketplace, supporting Oracle’s partner ecosystem and enterprise-cloud adoption. Vertex Delivers Enhanced Value to Customers
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s push for expedited approval of a New Mexico natural-gas pipeline highlights both the scale of Project Jupiter and the risk that power availability or regulatory delays could slow its AI data-center expansion. Oracle urges FERC to expedite New Mexico gas pipeline
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that hot inflation and higher Treasury yields could raise Oracle’s financing costs and pressure its valuation. The broader AI trade was also weakened by CoreWeave’s sharply higher bond yields, raising questions about the ability of AI customers to fund expansion.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s aggressive AI infrastructure spending is pushing free cash flow negative, while reports of uncertainty around Project Jupiter approvals and a separate Oracle Health data-breach investigation add execution and legal risks. Will Rising Capex Weigh on Oracle’s Free Cash Flow Outlook?

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Freedom Broker decreased their price objective on Oracle from $210.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 price objective (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 25th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $195.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, September 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $251.72.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.