Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd lowered its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 52.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 61,663 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 67,971 shares during the period. Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $9,037,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its stake in Oracle by 86.7% in the 2nd quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 506,066 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $74,164,000 after buying an additional 234,964 shares in the last quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd increased its stake in Oracle by 12.6% during the 2nd quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd now owns 31,809 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,667,000 after buying an additional 3,562 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 147.9% during the second quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 13,097 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,919,000 after acquiring an additional 7,813 shares during the last quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $16,684,000. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 10.1% in the second quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 2,073,517 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $303,874,000 after acquiring an additional 190,155 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.97.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $146.70 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $144.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $422.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $114.50 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.31%.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure expansion supports the growth story. Oracle’s collaboration with Amazon Web Services now offers Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure through Oracle AI Database@AWS across 22 AWS regions. The partnership could broaden Oracle’s cloud reach and help attract enterprise AI workloads. Oracle Corporation versus Amazon AI infrastructure article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Oracle has received an average “Moderate Buy” rating, while one report highlighted a consensus price target substantially above the current trading level. The valuation case depends on sustained cloud and AI execution. Oracle analyst rating article Oracle Wall Street target article
• Positive Sentiment: Healthcare AI provides another potential growth avenue. Oracle is making a fresh push into healthcare applications, reinforcing the view that AI could expand demand beyond its traditional database and enterprise software businesses. Oracle healthcare AI article
• Neutral Sentiment: The key debate is timing. One analysis characterizes Oracle as inexpensive relative to its long-term opportunity but argues that the most important improvement may not arrive until 2027. This supports the long-term thesis but suggests near-term upside may require patience. Oracle valuation and 2027 inflection article
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing risks are weighing on the broader theme. Michael Burry warned that circular financing, off-balance-sheet vehicles and captive insurers could be creating excessive leverage in AI data centers. Separately, Bank of America reported a sharp increase in investment-grade debt issued to fund AI projects. Oracle’s substantial infrastructure spending and high debt-to-equity ratio make the company potentially sensitive to higher funding costs or weaker AI demand. Michael Burry AI buildout warning AI bond market risks article

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.