308,659 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Bought by OP Asset Management Ltd

OP Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 308,659 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $45,407,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Oracle by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,916,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,216,915 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Oracle by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Oracle by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,286,953,000 after purchasing an additional 495,146 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is still being viewed by some analysts as a major AI infrastructure winner, with commentary pointing to a massive AI backlog that could convert into revenue over the next several years. Oracle’s Sell-Off Looks More Like a Mispricing Than a Warning
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health announced an AI collaboration with Theator to extend AI into operating rooms, which could support future growth in healthcare workflows, documentation, and billing automation. Oracle Health Extends AI into the Operating Room in Collaboration with Theator
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish articles argue Oracle’s recent sell-off may be overdone and that the stock could rebound if backlog conversion and cloud growth continue to improve investor confidence. Oracle’s Sell-Off Looks More Like a Mispricing Than a Warning
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual filing and follow-up coverage confirmed the workforce reductions were tied to broader AI adoption, but the company framed them as part of a restructuring effort rather than a sign of operational distress. Oracle Sheds 21,000 Jobs as It Continues AI-Focused Streamlining
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried that Oracle’s AI spending is being funded with more debt and that preferred stock conversions or ATM share issuance could dilute shareholders and weigh on the stock price. Oracle Analyst Warns: Preferred Stock Conversions and ATM Issuances May Dilute Shareholders and Pressure Stock Price
• Negative Sentiment: Broader tech weakness and an AI sector pullback are also adding to ORCL’s decline, as investors reassess high-spending AI names. Sector Update: Tech Stocks Fall Late Afternoon

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Scotiabank reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price target on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $268.27.

Oracle Stock Performance

Oracle stock opened at $157.38 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $190.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $176.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $453.34 billion, a PE ratio of 27.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $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. Research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors 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 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.31%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by 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.