Fidelity National Financial Inc. Acquires New Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Fidelity National Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 75,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $14,618,000. Oracle accounts for 0.4% of Fidelity National Financial Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Investors Research Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 465.5% during the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on ORCL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Citigroup raised their price target on Oracle from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. TD Cowen raised their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $273.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle posted record Q4 results, beating expectations on EPS and revenue while raising forward guidance, which confirms strong demand for its cloud and AI infrastructure. Oracle beats fourth-quarter revenue estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud momentum remained exceptional, with cloud infrastructure revenue reportedly up sharply and remaining performance obligations jumping to a much larger backlog, suggesting a deep pipeline of future business. Oracle Announces Record Q4 and FY 2026 Results Driven by Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Applications
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also won a U.S. government contract to provide government-wide HR software, adding another positive catalyst for its cloud and software businesses. Oracle awarded US government contract to provide government-wide HR software
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts entered the print expecting strong AI-driven results, so the quarter may have been “good enough” rather than a major upside surprise, which can limit the stock reaction. Oracle Just Delivered a Record-Breaking Quarter, Complete with a Beat and Raise. So Why Is the Stock Falling?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried Oracle’s AI buildout will require far more spending, with reports pointing to a roughly $40 billion fundraising plan and much higher capital expenditures to fund data center expansion. Oracle plans to raise $40bn for data centre build-out
• Negative Sentiment: The market is also questioning whether Oracle’s rapid AI growth can translate into attractive free cash flow, with debt and spending concerns weighing on sentiment. Oracle’s stock slides after earnings, as the steep price of AI spooks investors

Oracle Trading Down 2.3%

Oracle stock opened at $201.04 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $183.16 and a 200-day moving average of $177.98. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market cap of $578.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue 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, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

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.