VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Makes New Investment in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 232,487 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $34,071,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 290.9% in the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. 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’s AI infrastructure opportunity continues to improve. The company is positioning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a major GPU-as-a-Service provider, and analysts see strong demand for its available computing capacity. Morgan Stanley recently raised its price target, while technical indicators and several analysts point to potential upside. Oracle’s AI Earnings Story Is Improving, but the Cash Flow Test Remains
• Positive Sentiment: A reported multi-year collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise could bring HPE Juniper networking equipment into Oracle’s AI data centers. HPE also issued warrants to Oracle in connection with a reported infrastructure deal, potentially strengthening Oracle’s ability to expand its AI capacity. Oracle Is Putting HPE Juniper Gear Into Its AI Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported $638 billion backlog and discussions of a large OpenAI cloud arrangement highlight potentially powerful future revenue growth if the company can convert bookings into sales. Analysts expect quarterly revenue growth of roughly 28% and options markets imply a sizable post-earnings move. Oracle earnings: AI growth, OpenAI deal and $20 billion funding plan
• Neutral Sentiment: The upcoming earnings release is the immediate catalyst. Investors will focus on AI-cloud growth, backlog conversion, capital spending, free cash flow, and management’s outlook; options pricing indicates the results could produce significant volatility. Oracle Stock Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: The central concern is whether AI revenue will arrive quickly enough to justify Oracle’s heavy infrastructure spending. Analysts warn that access to capital and computing capacity—not customer demand—could constrain growth, while free cash flow remains a key test for the investment case.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle may become increasingly dependent on OpenAI and a small number of large AI customers. Reports of a potential $20 billion equity raise also raise dilution and financing concerns, while the stock’s sharp decline from its high and history of lengthy recoveries are weighing on sentiment. Oracle’s Biggest AI Risk May No Longer Be Spending

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $158.65 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $456.99 billion, a PE ratio of 27.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.74. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $139.94 and its 200-day moving average is $160.34.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ORCL. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.68.

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.