Estuary Capital Management LP Makes New $38.61 Million Investment in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Estuary Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 262,480 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $38,613,000. Oracle makes up approximately 6.5% of Estuary Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Saba Capital Management L.P. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 46.9% during the 1st quarter. Saba Capital Management L.P. now owns 21,307 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,134,000 after acquiring an additional 6,807 shares during the period. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Oracle by 257.5% in the first quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,179 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $615,000 after buying an additional 3,010 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 115.2% in the first quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 1,599 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 856 shares during the period. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 23.0% during the 1st quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,370 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,850,000 after acquiring an additional 3,620 shares during the period. Finally, FreeGulliver LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. FreeGulliver LLC now owns 3,369 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $496,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a Pentagon cloud and software contract with a $3.31 billion five-year base value and potential total value of nearly $7 billion over 10 years. The agreement strengthens Oracle’s position in government cloud computing and reinforces its AI-related growth strategy. A $7 Billion Reason to Buy Oracle Stock Now
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Nvidia could provide roughly $250 billion in financing or support for an OpenAI data-center buildout are boosting expectations for Oracle, which could benefit from the project’s cloud and infrastructure requirements. Nvidia and OpenAI Data Center Push
• Positive Sentiment: Falling interest rates are supporting high-growth technology stocks, while Oracle’s upcoming earnings report is expected to show double-digit year-over-year EPS growth. Oracle previously exceeded quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, with revenue rising 20.6% year over year. Tech Stocks Gap Higher as Rates Drop
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages maintain an average “Moderate Buy” recommendation, but investors are focused on whether Oracle can convert its large AI and defense pipeline into sustainable cash flow and earnings growth. Oracle Receives Moderate Buy Recommendation
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the Pentagon award, Oracle shares recently fell to a 52-week low and remain down more than 60% from their prior peak. Investors appear concerned that contract wins may not offset spending demands, elevated leverage and execution risks. Oracle Stock Plunged to a 52-Week Low
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s debt-to-equity ratio is 3.21, and one major customer may face difficulty meeting its obligations. That raises concerns about liquidity, customer concentration and the cost of financing its aggressive data-center expansion. Oracle Stock Down: Buying Opportunity or Falling Knife

Oracle Stock Up 4.4%

ORCL opened at $120.00 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $168.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $166.18. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.75 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock has a market cap of $345.65 billion, a PE ratio of 20.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $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. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ORCL. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research 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 note on Thursday, June 11th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.03.

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.