Oracle Corporation $ORCL Holdings Raised by CX Institutional

CX Institutional boosted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 490.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 93,876 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 77,968 shares during the period. CX Institutional’s holdings in Oracle were worth $12,889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in Oracle in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Markowski Investments purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, MBM Wealth Consultants LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reported Tencent deal reinforces AI-cloud demand. Tencent reportedly agreed to a five-year, approximately $7 billion lease for access to 100,000 advanced AI chips across Oracle data centers in Southeast Asia. The agreement would add significant contracted demand and validate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s role in serving customers with limited access to high-end computing capacity. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Flooding appears not to have damaged critical Project Jupiter infrastructure. Oracle said flooding in southern New Mexico affected the surrounding area but did not damage critical infrastructure, and the major AI data-center project remains on schedule. This helped ease a recent execution concern around Oracle’s capacity expansion. Project Jupiter analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying and bullish analyst coverage provided additional support. Director Stephen Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares for roughly $3.5 million, his first reported open-market purchase since 2025. Citizens JMP also reaffirmed an outperform rating with a $285 price target, citing Oracle’s long-term AI opportunity. SEC Form 4 filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle committed to purchasing electricity from Wisconsin’s Point Beach nuclear plant, a move expected to save utility customers about $300 million through 2033. The agreement may improve Oracle’s power-supply profile for data centers and strengthen its public-policy position, but it is not an immediate earnings catalyst. Oracle announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning the quality and sustainability of Oracle’s cash flow. Customer prepayments boost operating cash flow before Oracle delivers contracted cloud services, making reported cash generation less representative of recurring earnings. At the same time, massive infrastructure spending is producing negative free cash flow and increasing financing risk. Cash flow analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s shift toward consumption-based cloud databases and AI infrastructure could pressure its historically strong margins. Investors will need evidence that rapidly growing cloud revenue can outpace depreciation, power costs, debt expense and capital requirements. Zacks analysis

Oracle Trading Up 3.3%

Oracle stock traded up $4.51 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $142.58. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 33,213,395 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,507,238. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $143.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $431.12 billion, a PE ratio of 22.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.78. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $322.54.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.69 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective (up from $375.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Barclays lifted their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Argus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $251.72.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski bought 25,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was bought at an average price of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 25,390 shares in the company, valued at $3,538,096.50. The trade was a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 over the last quarter. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.