Pale Fire Capital SE Purchases New Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Pale Fire Capital SE purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 102,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $14,948,000. Oracle accounts for about 0.4% of Pale Fire Capital SE’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $4,336,031,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,911,930,000. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 882.3% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth $625,454,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Up 3.1%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $145.75 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $419.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.74. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $139.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $160.36.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 quarter last year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. 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, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure partnership: Oracle and HPE expanded their collaboration to deploy HPE Juniper Networking across Oracle’s AI data centers, supporting the company’s plans to scale infrastructure for gigawatt-level demand. HPE and Oracle Deepen Networking Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Large cloud backlog and bullish analyst views: Oracle’s remaining performance obligations reportedly reached $638 billion, up 363% year over year, providing substantial future-revenue visibility. Jefferies maintained a Buy rating while lowering its target to $290, saying much of the downside may already be reflected in the stock. Bernstein analyst Mark Moerdler also sees potential for a recovery toward Oracle’s prior high. Jefferies Oracle Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings catalyst scheduled: Oracle will release first-quarter fiscal 2027 results after the market closes on September 10 and host an investor webcast afterward. Investors will focus on cloud growth, AI bookings, capital expenditures, free cash flow and updated financing plans. Oracle First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Earnings Date
• Negative Sentiment: Spending and balance-sheet concerns remain the main overhang: Oracle’s AI buildout produced deeply negative free cash flow and required substantial debt and equity financing. Rising bond yields increase the cost of funding and make investors more cautious about whether backlog will convert into profitable revenue quickly enough. TD Cowen cut its target to $240 while retaining a Buy rating. TD Cowen Cuts Oracle Target
• Negative Sentiment: Potential regulatory and government-contract scrutiny: Oracle’s licensing practices are reportedly being examined by EU antitrust regulators, while Executive Chairman Larry Ellison is expected to face congressional questions regarding Oracle’s Veterans Affairs healthcare-technology contract. These developments could create reputational, legal or execution risks. Oracle Licensing Practices Under EU Scrutiny

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ORCL. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $240.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on 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 given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.61.

Insider Activity

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing 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. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.