Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Investment Management Corp of Ontario

Investment Management Corp of Ontario increased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 92.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 152,533 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 73,086 shares during the period. Investment Management Corp of Ontario’s holdings in Oracle were worth $29,730,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 14,539,366 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,815,242,000 after acquiring an additional 1,148,698 shares during the period. Evolve Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $4,265,000. Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. acquired a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $472,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its stake in Oracle by 20.8% in the 4th quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 26,757 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,215,000 after purchasing an additional 4,612 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Impact Advisors LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 132.6% in the 4th quarter. Capital Impact Advisors LLC now owns 168,092 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,763,000 after purchasing an additional 95,823 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is still drawing support from its strong quarterly results and upbeat analyst reaction after reporting a double beat on earnings and revenue, reinforcing the view that cloud and AI demand remain solid. The Stock Market Is Underestimating the Massive Growth Potential of This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Giant That Could Easily Become a $1 Trillion Company
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced new AI capabilities in OPERA Cloud and a new hybrid streaming architecture on OCI, highlighting continued product momentum and broader adoption of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. New AI Capabilities in Oracle OPERA Cloud Supercharge Hotel Operations
• Positive Sentiment: Several articles pointed to Oracle as a trending or potentially undervalued AI/cloud name, with commentary that Wall Street still sees meaningful upside if Oracle can convert its large backlog into revenue. Oracle (ORCL) Has AI Demand. Now It Needs to Prove It Can Scale
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle received additional visibility from business updates such as Lightpath using Oracle Cloud Scale Billing and Oracle’s executive speaking slot at an AI infrastructure panel, which may help sentiment but do not materially change fundamentals. Lightpath Monetizes Digital Services and Powers AI-Driven Innovation with Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Investor caution remains high after reports that Microsoft walked away from a potential multibillion-dollar Oracle cloud capacity deal, raising concerns about the pace and quality of Oracle’s cloud expansion. Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure talks with Oracle collapse, Business Insider reports
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary also focused on Oracle’s leverage and the risks of its hyperscaler strategy, with some analysts arguing the market is underestimating debt and execution challenges. Oracle’s Massive Debt Problem

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was 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 directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $183.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $527.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $187.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $177.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley reissued a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho set a $320.00 price target on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price target on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

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.