Tempo Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 8,477 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,652,000.
Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,708,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.0% in the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 76.9% during the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 1.5% during the third quarter. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC now owns 3,563 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,002,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verum Partners LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 2,409 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $470,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $320.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $268.27.
Oracle News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle continues to land cloud and AI-related business, including new use cases from Lightpath, Uplynk, and One NZ, suggesting demand for its infrastructure and applications remains healthy. Lightpath Monetizes Digital Services and Powers AI-Driven Innovation with Oracle
- Positive Sentiment: Some analysts and market commentators remain constructive on ORCL after Q4 results, with price-target boosts and articles arguing the selloff may have created an opportunity. Analysts Boosts Oracle (ORCL) Price Target Following Q4 Results
- Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces compare Oracle with other large-cap tech names, reinforcing that investors are still debating whether Oracle’s AI/cloud strategy offers better upside than peers like Salesforce or IBM. Oracle vs. Salesforce: Which Tech Giant Is The Better Buy?
- Negative Sentiment: Investor concern is centered on Oracle’s massive AI capital spending plans, which have fueled fears that near-term cash flow could be pressured even as cloud growth remains strong. ETFs to Bet on as Oracle Slides 10% on Massive AI Spending Plans
- Negative Sentiment: Oracle also pushed back on a report about failed Microsoft cloud-deal talks, calling the details inaccurate, which keeps focus on execution risk and competitive pressure in the cloud market. Oracle says details in report of failed Microsoft cloud deal talks ‘inaccurate’
Oracle Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $184.66 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $188.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $177.34. The company has a market cap of $531.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.67, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 56.43%. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle’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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 owned by corporate insiders.
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.
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