Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC Sells 92,337 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC lowered its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 43.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 122,093 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 92,337 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 2.2% of Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $23,797,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. &PARTNERS lifted its position in Oracle by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 270,721 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $52,717,000 after purchasing an additional 37,533 shares in the last quarter. Optimus Prime Fund Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $3,898,000. Melqart Asset Management UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $16,352,000. Fullerton Fund Management Co Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Fullerton Fund Management Co Ltd. now owns 3,432 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $669,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashford Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter worth about $1,331,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle continued to highlight strong AI and cloud momentum, including new OPERA Cloud AI features for hotels and broader demand for its enterprise software and infrastructure, reinforcing the company’s long-term growth story. New AI Capabilities in Oracle OPERA Cloud Supercharge Hotel Operations
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and commentators reiterated a bullish view, pointing to Oracle’s huge backlog, improving monetization of AI demand, and the possibility that the market is underestimating its future revenue conversion. Oracle: Discounted AI Story With Outsized Monetization Prospects – Reiterate Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle said details in a report about failed Microsoft cloud leasing talks were inaccurate, limiting the chance that the headline would become a lasting negative if the market views it as overblown. Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure talks with Oracle collapse, Business Insider reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle also announced more customer adoption of its cloud applications, including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health using Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to improve operations and care. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Optimizes Operations and Patient Care with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications
• Negative Sentiment: Investor anxiety increased after reports that Microsoft walked away from a potential Oracle cloud infrastructure deal worth more than $3 billion over security and compliance concerns, raising questions about near-term deal execution. Microsoft walked away from a $3 billion deal to lease Oracle cloud capacity over security concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary also focused on Oracle’s heavy debt load and the cost of its large AI and cloud investment plans, which have fueled concerns about capital spending and financial flexibility. Oracle’s Massive Debt Problem

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $188.26 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $186.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $177.61. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $134.57 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $541.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.29, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its 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 firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the topic of several research reports. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Three investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.

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.