Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Holdings Increased by Aspen Investment Management Inc

Aspen Investment Management Inc lifted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 96.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,870 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,881 shares during the quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,144,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Xponance Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.8% in the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $114,336,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares during the period. Stonegate Investment Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 3.2% in the third quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 99,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $27,955,000 after acquiring an additional 3,065 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. lifted its position in Oracle by 62.1% in the third quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $135,839,000 after purchasing an additional 184,996 shares during the period. DDD Partners LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter worth $1,677,000. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 28.6% in the third quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $311,497,000 after purchasing an additional 246,243 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $187.90 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $540.40 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.55. The business has a fifty day moving average of $164.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $180.42. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Bank of America assumed coverage on Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. Barclays reduced their target price on Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.46.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is being highlighted as an underappreciated AI infrastructure winner, with commentary pointing to its growing cloud backlog and steady earnings compounding as reasons the stock could surprise investors. These 2 AI Giants Have Been Dormant. That’s Exactly Why They Might Surprise Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary says Oracle’s heavy AI spending may be nearing a turning point, with analysts seeing “light at the end of the tunnel” for costs tied to the company’s cloud and AI buildout. Oracle Stock: ‘Light At The End Of The Tunnel’ Seen For Big AI Spending
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is reportedly set to be the first cloud provider to deploy Nvidia’s next-generation Vera CPUs at hyperscale, reinforcing its position as a major AI cloud platform for enterprise customers. Oracle Bets On Nvidia Vera CPUs To Power Next Wave Of AI
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is being framed as attractively valued after pulling back from its highs, with articles arguing the recent decline may have created a better entry point for AI-focused investors. Is This AI Stock a Buy at 24 Times Earnings — or a Value Trap in Disguise?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle remains in the headlines as a major tech name, including broader market commentary and trading-disclosure mentions, but these items do not appear to materially change the near-term investment thesis. Trump’s Trading Disclosure Shows Activity In Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft, Oracle And Other Major Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage continues to flag Oracle’s rising debt and negative free cash flow as risks, suggesting the AI growth story still comes with financial strain and execution pressure. Great News: Oracle Stock Could Be One of the Most Underrated AI Infrastructure Stocks

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.