Great Lakes Advisors LLC Sells 15,381 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Great Lakes Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 183,415 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 15,381 shares during the quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $26,880,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 17.5% in the 2nd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 483 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at $356,000. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. lifted its position in Oracle by 21.6% during the second quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 456 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab grew its holdings in Oracle by 21.3% during the second quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 299,155 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $43,841,000 after purchasing an additional 52,609 shares during the period. Finally, Danske Bank A S increased its position in Oracle by 1.1% in the second quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,288,461 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $188,824,000 after buying an additional 14,481 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s record cloud backlog, expanding partnerships—including deeper integration with Amazon Web Services—and stronger guidance support the case that the company is transitioning from a legacy database provider into a major AI infrastructure and hyperscale cloud player. Should You Buy Oracle Stock Despite Its Big AI Data Center Bet?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle raised its dividend to $2 per share, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase. The payout is viewed as relatively safe for now, providing some support for income-oriented investors despite heavy AI spending. Oracle Just Raised Its Dividend for a 12th Straight Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large, long-dated call-option activity may indicate that institutional investors see value in Oracle’s depressed valuation, although the trades could also involve covered-call strategies rather than outright bullish bets. Huge Unusual Long-Dated Call Options in Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s approximately $165 billion AI data-center expansion faces another energy and pipeline roadblock in New Mexico. Delays in securing sufficient power raise questions about project timing, execution and the pace at which planned capacity can generate revenue. Oracle Stock Falls as Its AI Data Center Hits Another Pipeline Roadblock
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly concerned that AI infrastructure spending is consuming cash faster than Oracle can generate it. The company has increased borrowing substantially alongside other technology companies, adding balance-sheet and interest-rate risk while pressuring free cash flow and potentially the long-term safety of its dividend. AI’s Half-Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Binge
• Negative Sentiment: Broader rotation away from software stocks and concern over the sustainability of the AI trade have added selling pressure, as investors favor chipmakers and other direct AI beneficiaries. Oracle, Software Stocks Fall as AI Trade Seesaws

Oracle Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of ORCL opened at $142.67 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $410.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $147.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $161.05.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders 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 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on ORCL. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.97.

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.