Sanders Morris Harris LLC Has $843,000 Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Sanders Morris Harris LLC lowered its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 80.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,750 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 23,910 shares during the quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $843,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Bill Few Associates Inc. increased its stake in Oracle by 0.6% in the second quarter. Bill Few Associates Inc. now owns 44,387 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,505,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Foster Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 9,617 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the period. Trust Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 18,516 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,714,000 after buying an additional 667 shares during the period. Mirador Capital Partners LP boosted its holdings in Oracle by 17.9% in the second quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 18,386 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,694,000 after acquiring an additional 2,787 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quad Cities Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth approximately $202,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s expanded partnership with Google Cloud and reported $638 billion backlog have improved investor confidence in demand for its cloud and AI infrastructure. Why Is Oracle Stock Surging on Monday?
• Positive Sentiment: A joint Oracle electronic health-record rollout with Ontario hospitals Baycrest and Sunnybrook adds another healthcare customer win and supports the company’s industry-cloud growth. Oracle Lands Joint Ontario Hospital EHR Rollout
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain broadly bullish despite Oracle’s weak yearlong performance, with one valuation analysis suggesting the shares could be materially undervalued following a federal human-resources contract win. Do Wall Street Analysts Like Oracle Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Large call-option buying indicates that some traders are positioning for additional upside, although options activity is a sentiment signal rather than a fundamental change. Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle paid a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on July 24. The payment highlights shareholder returns but is unlikely to materially change the near-term investment outlook. Larry Ellison Just Collected a $579 Million Dividend Check
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s aggressive, debt-funded AI expansion has pushed leverage higher and brought its credit rating close to junk status, raising borrowing-cost and refinancing risks. Oracle Corp Goes for High-Stakes Ratings Gamble in AI Strategy
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is among major technology companies facing approximately $1.09 trillion in future data-center lease payments, reinforcing concerns that the AI infrastructure buildout could pressure cash flow and balance sheets. AI Data-Centre Race Builds $1 Trillion Lease Burden for Big Tech

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $144.38 on Thursday. 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 $415.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $161.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $163.06. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed 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 Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. CLSA started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, July 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.03.

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.