Expressive Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 3,323 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $648,000.
Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. grew its stake in Oracle by 1.1% during the third quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. now owns 3,943 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,109,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 3.0% during the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,543 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Everest Management Corp. grew its stake in Oracle by 0.9% during the third quarter. Everest Management Corp. now owns 5,265 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,481,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 0.5% during the third quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,708,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp grew its stake in Oracle by 1.0% during the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,403,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle was upgraded to Buy by Zacks, with the firm citing improving earnings expectations and stronger outlook for the stock. Oracle (ORCL) Upgraded to Buy: Here’s Why
- Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha also published a bullish piece arguing that Oracle is no longer an “easy short,” which supports sentiment that the stock may have more upside after its strong AI and cloud run. Oracle: The Easy Short Is Gone (Rating Upgrade)
- Neutral Sentiment: Oracle launched a new public campaign tied to its Doña Ana County data center project, highlighting community investment, lower water usage, and cleaner power plans. The announcement is more reputational than financially material in the short term. Oracle Launches New Campaign Highlighting Commitments to Doña Ana County
- Neutral Sentiment: Some coverage focused on Oracle as part of a broader debate over “AI round-trip” revenue and cloud growth quality, which could keep investors cautious even if it does not immediately change fundamentals. Oracle’s AI Round Trip Revenue Raises Questions On Cloud Growth Quality
- Negative Sentiment: Articles questioning whether AI-related cloud revenue is being artificially inflated may weigh on sentiment if investors start to worry that Oracle’s cloud growth is less organic than it appears. AI Bubble Fears Grow as Big Tech Allegedly Pays Itself in Cloud Loop
Analyst Ratings Changes
View Our Latest Stock Analysis on ORCL
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In other 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Trading Up 0.2%
ORCL opened at $192.51 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $167.68 and its 200-day moving average is $178.64. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The company has a market cap of $553.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.56, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.55.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.
Oracle Profile
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.
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