RFG Advisory LLC Buys 3,645 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

RFG Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 17.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 24,657 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,645 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,613,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Oracle by 14,636.4% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 382,756,945 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $56,093,030,000 after buying an additional 380,159,589 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,911,930,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 882.3% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $161.43 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $464.99 billion, a PE ratio of 27.69, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.74. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $140.63 and its 200 day moving average is $160.42. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $114.50 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, June 5th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $257.86.

Insider Activity

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s September 10 earnings report could provide a catalyst if cloud growth, AI infrastructure demand and backlog conversion exceed expectations. Options markets imply a potentially large post-earnings move, while call activity has focused on the $175 strike. Oracle Stock Could Swing After Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain bullish on Oracle’s cloud opportunity. Citizens JMP reiterated an Outperform rating with a $285 target, while Guggenheim has described the stock as a top idea; the targets imply substantial upside if Oracle delivers accelerating growth. Oracle Rating Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI’s expanding AI ecosystem and its reported partnership with Oracle are reinforcing the company’s position as an AI infrastructure provider, supporting optimism that demand will eventually translate into significant cloud revenue. Oracle and the OpenAI Ecosystem
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its price target to $215 from $241 but maintained a Sector Outperform rating, suggesting analysts remain constructive while becoming more cautious ahead of the results. Scotiabank Lowers Oracle Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle plans to spend approximately $70 billion in cash this fiscal year, more than twice the roughly $32 billion its business generated last year. Investors are concerned that data-center construction and AI commitments could require additional debt or financing. Oracle Capital Budget and Cash Flow
• Negative Sentiment: Retail investors have reduced interest ahead of earnings, while EU regulators are questioning Oracle’s cloud-licensing practices. These developments add sentiment and regulatory risk to an already volatile setup. Retail Investors Switch Off Oracle Stock

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.

The company’s products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.