Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Empowered Funds LLC

Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 20.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 214,147 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 36,048 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $31,503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. DDD Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,677,000. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its position in Oracle by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,928,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares during the period. Planning Center Inc. lifted its stake in Oracle by 142.2% in the fourth quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after buying an additional 3,743 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 42,616 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,306,000 after buying an additional 5,692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 870.0% in the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 671,452 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $128,012,000 after acquiring an additional 602,230 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle News Roundup

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

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related 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 transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Stock Up 4.4%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $120.00 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $114.75 and a fifty-two 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $168.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $166.18. The company has a market cap of $345.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.58, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS 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 the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. As a group, equities research 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. Stockholders 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 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Wedbush lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley reiterated a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.