Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Acquired by StoneX Group Inc.

StoneX Group Inc. boosted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 453.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,757 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,568 shares during the period. StoneX Group Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $5,550,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Allen Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.1% during the third quarter. Allen Investment Management LLC now owns 13,956 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,916,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares during the period. United Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 33.2% during the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 7,606 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,044,000 after purchasing an additional 1,897 shares during the period. Plancorp LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 10,656 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,855 shares during the period. May Hill Capital LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 3,432 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares during the period. Finally, Phoenix Wealth Advisors raised its position in Oracle by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Phoenix Wealth Advisors now owns 4,664 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $640,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $115.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $109.21 and a one year high of $250.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $155.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $350.64 billion, a PE ratio of 18.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.79.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle received the strongest valuation grade among seven major technology companies in a comparison following the sector selloff, potentially drawing interest from investors looking for relative value. Article: Oracle beats Microsoft and Amazon on a key Wall Street metric
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate to $6.63 from $6.73, but kept its Sector Outperform rating and $205 price target. The estimate cut tempers, but does not reverse, the analyst’s positive stance. Article: Scotiabank revises Oracle EPS estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual stockholder meeting is scheduled for November 18; the announcement did not identify a new business or earnings development. Article: Oracle’s annual meeting of stockholders
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly winding down its arrangement to rent AI computing capacity from Oracle. The news adds to concern that major customers may reassess AI infrastructure spending and could weigh on expectations for Oracle’s cloud growth. Article: Microsoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacity
• Negative Sentiment: Broader doubts about the AI data-center build-out are also pressuring sentiment. Reports cite possible changes to OpenAI’s capacity plans, political scrutiny of data-center construction, and debt tied to a Stargate project—risks that could challenge the expected returns on Oracle’s substantial infrastructure investment. Article: OpenAI weighs smaller data-center plans

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. HC Wainwright initiated coverage on Oracle in a report on Monday, November 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $195.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, October 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $249.27.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $139.35 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,538,096.50. This trade represents a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123 over the last ninety days. 38.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation is a technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud services, and enterprise applications. Its products help organizations manage data, run business operations, and build and deploy applications.

Oracle’s offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and cloud-based applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain management, and customer experience. The company also provides software support, consulting, and related services.

Founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories, Oracle serves businesses and public-sector organizations across geographies worldwide.