Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA Acquires 8,080 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA boosted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 11.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 75,741 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,080 shares during the quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA’s holdings in Oracle were worth $11,142,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mustico Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Mustico Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,435 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 252,466 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $37,140,000 after acquiring an additional 18,211 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 3.1% in the first quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 13,042 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,919,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the period. Vivaldi Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 6.2% during the first quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 7,359 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boreal Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 94.9% during the first quarter. Boreal Capital Management LLC now owns 3,101 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $456,000 after acquiring an additional 1,510 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. Wedbush lowered their price target on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.03.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $114.90 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.75 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $330.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.72. The company’s 50-day moving average is $170.31 and its 200 day moving average is $166.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued 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 business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.70 earnings per share. 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 expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.31%.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a nearly $7 billion, 10-year U.S. Department of Defense software contract, a meaningful revenue win that could strengthen its government business and support sentiment around its cloud and enterprise software platform. Oracle signs 10-year software contract with Pentagon worth up to $7 billion
• Positive Sentiment: Retail traders and some analysts see the Pentagon award as a potential catalyst for more federal AI and enterprise-software deals, which could improve Oracle’s growth outlook near term. What’s Going On With Oracle Stock on Friday?
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary around Oracle’s AI infrastructure strategy remains mixed: supporters point to a large AI order backlog, while skeptics question whether the company can turn that demand into profits quickly enough. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on AI Infrastructure Investments and Stock Decline
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish articles continue to highlight Oracle’s large capex burden, rising debt load, and concerns that free cash flow may stay pressured as it builds out AI data centers. Here’s why Oracle stock may still hit $100 despite the Pentagon contract
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is also facing broader investor concern over slowing web traffic and weak sentiment around its AI spending, with some commentary framing the company as overextended. Ca$htag$: ORCL Becoming AI “House of Cards” as CapEx Concerns Swell

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.