Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas Sells 54,787 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas cut its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 27.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 145,843 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 54,787 shares during the period. Oracle makes up about 1.1% of Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas’ portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas’ holdings in Oracle were worth $28,426,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle by 2,240.2% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. now owns 222,600 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $43,492,000 after buying an additional 213,088 shares during the last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 40.1% in the 4th quarter. Hurley Capital LLC now owns 353 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Bluedoor Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $597,000. Cynosure Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $945,000. Finally, 71 West Capital Partners bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,662,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target on Oracle after the Q4 report, adding to bullish analyst sentiment and supporting the stock’s rebound. DA Davidson Boosts Oracle (ORCL) Price Target Following Q4 Report
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported backlog and new federal cloud win suggest durable demand for its AI and cloud offerings, which bulls see as a reason the recent pullback may have been overdone. Oracle Is (ORCL) Down Despite Revealing $638 Billion Worth Of Orders, Is The Market Wrong On This One?
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles pointed to Oracle’s AI pricing model as a potentially helpful way to make customer spending more predictable, which could improve adoption of its AI services. Oracle CEO Says Token Billing Model Helps Firms Control AI Costs. What That Actually Means for ORCL Stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s stock has also been helped by a broader market move lower in yields, which can support growth and software names, but this is a macro-driven factor rather than company-specific news. Why Are Oracle (ORCL) Shares Soaring Today
• Negative Sentiment: Despite strong results, investors remain concerned about Oracle’s heavy capital spending and the need to raise additional funding for its AI buildout, which pressured the shares after earnings. Oracle’s Q4 Double Beat Shouldn’t Have Sent Shares Down By 10%. What Spooked Investors?
• Negative Sentiment: Several analysts trimmed price targets after the selloff, signaling caution around margin pressure, capex uncertainty, and the stock’s recent volatility. Oracle Stock Collapse Hits Larry Ellison’s Wealth: Co-Founder Moves To Fifth Place, Behind Jeff Bezos

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Monness Crespi & Hardt reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

Oracle Trading Up 4.3%

ORCL opened at $192.11 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $185.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.73. The company has a market capitalization of $552.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.95, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current 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 issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.31%.

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.