PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab Raises Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab grew its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 313,584 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,666 shares during the period. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Oracle were worth $45,956,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Oracle by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after buying an additional 3,216,915 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Oracle by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,328,754,000 after buying an additional 665,374 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake 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 valued at $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,286,953,000 after acquiring an additional 495,146 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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 cloud ERP and database businesses remain important growth drivers, supporting the company’s long-term expansion outlook. Oracle: Cloud ERP And Oracle Database Software Driving Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a joint electronic health-record rollout with Ontario hospitals Baycrest and Sunnybrook, adding to evidence of demand for its healthcare technology. Oracle Lands Joint Ontario Hospital EHR Rollout
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain broadly bullish despite Oracle’s weak performance over the past year, while recent quarterly results showed revenue growth of 20.6% and earnings above consensus estimates. Do Wall Street Analysts Like Oracle Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s quarterly dividend payment highlights its shareholder-return profile, but the $0.50-per-share payout is unlikely to materially change the near-term trading outlook. Larry Ellison Dividend Article
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns that debt-funded AI data-center investment could push Oracle’s credit rating toward junk status are the clearest fundamental overhang. Higher borrowing costs and leverage could reduce the value of future AI-related cash flows. Oracle AI Expansion and Credit Rating Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry has re-entered put positions on ORCL after previously closing an Oracle short, drawing attention to renewed bearish views on valuation, debt and execution risk. Michael Burry Re-enters Oracle Put Positions
• Negative Sentiment: A lower close across the major U.S. indexes amid uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz and upcoming jobs data is adding to risk-off pressure on technology stocks. U.S. Markets End Lower Amid Hormuz Uncertainty

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $143.43 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $159.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $162.72. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $413.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.60, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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 6.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. Scotiabank reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Wedbush lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.

Oracle Company 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.