Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Range Advisory LLC

Range Advisory LLC grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 76.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,387 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,207 shares during the quarter. Range Advisory LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,083,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Oracle from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.68.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was 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 directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure opportunity continues to improve. The company is positioning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a major GPU-as-a-Service provider, and analysts see strong demand for its available computing capacity. Morgan Stanley recently raised its price target, while technical indicators and several analysts point to potential upside. Oracle’s AI Earnings Story Is Improving, but the Cash Flow Test Remains
• Positive Sentiment: A reported multi-year collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise could bring HPE Juniper networking equipment into Oracle’s AI data centers. HPE also issued warrants to Oracle in connection with a reported infrastructure deal, potentially strengthening Oracle’s ability to expand its AI capacity. Oracle Is Putting HPE Juniper Gear Into Its AI Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported $638 billion backlog and discussions of a large OpenAI cloud arrangement highlight potentially powerful future revenue growth if the company can convert bookings into sales. Analysts expect quarterly revenue growth of roughly 28% and options markets imply a sizable post-earnings move. Oracle earnings: AI growth, OpenAI deal and $20 billion funding plan
• Neutral Sentiment: The upcoming earnings release is the immediate catalyst. Investors will focus on AI-cloud growth, backlog conversion, capital spending, free cash flow, and management’s outlook; options pricing indicates the results could produce significant volatility. Oracle Stock Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: The central concern is whether AI revenue will arrive quickly enough to justify Oracle’s heavy infrastructure spending. Analysts warn that access to capital and computing capacity—not customer demand—could constrain growth, while free cash flow remains a key test for the investment case.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle may become increasingly dependent on OpenAI and a small number of large AI customers. Reports of a potential $20 billion equity raise also raise dilution and financing concerns, while the stock’s sharp decline from its high and history of lengthy recoveries are weighing on sentiment. Oracle’s Biggest AI Risk May No Longer Be Spending

Oracle Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE ORCL opened at $158.65 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $139.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $160.34. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $114.50 and a 12 month high of $345.72. 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 company has a market capitalization of $456.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly 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 analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

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.