Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Bank of New Hampshire

Bank of New Hampshire reduced its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 55.8% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 4,726 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 5,966 shares during the quarter. Bank of New Hampshire’s holdings in Oracle were worth $649,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sherman Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Oracle by 5.5% during the first quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,054 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 1.3% in the first quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 7,836 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,153,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 14,203 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,089,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gould Asset Management LLC CA lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 3,172 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $467,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand supports the bull case. Reports point to a potential 100,000-chip deployment tied to Tencent and renewed attention on Oracle’s relationship with OpenAI. These developments reinforce expectations that Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and AI capacity could continue gaining customers. 100,000 Reasons to Buy Oracle Stock Oracle: OpenAI Is Back, But Wall Street Is Sleeping
• Positive Sentiment: An insider purchase offers a confidence signal. Director Stephen Rusckowski reportedly bought nearly $3.5 million of Oracle shares, potentially suggesting that management sees value after the stock’s substantial decline from its 52-week high. Oracle Got a $3.5 Million Insider Vote of Confidence
• Positive Sentiment: The $664 billion backlog remains a major valuation catalyst. Investors are weighing whether future backlog conversion can justify Oracle’s heavy AI infrastructure investment and eventually improve cash generation. Oracle at $140: Buying Negative FCF Never Looked So Good
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s $10 million Nashville Symphony partnership generated favorable publicity and supports its Nashville presence, but it is unlikely to materially affect earnings. Oracle Announces $10 Million Partnership with the Nashville Symphony
• Negative Sentiment: A healthcare-data breach is a significant overhang. Texas authorities said a 2025 breach at Oracle’s healthcare unit compromised information belonging to nearly 20 million people, raising potential legal, remediation, and reputational costs. Oracle 2025 Health Breach Compromised Data of 20 Million People
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and critics continue to flag negative free cash flow, rising debt, possible layoffs, and the risk that aggressive AI spending will pressure returns before backlog revenue arrives. Michael Burry Raises Red Flag on Oracle’s Backlog and AI Spending
• Negative Sentiment: A force majeure notice concerning the Project Jupiter AI data-center campus adds execution uncertainty to one of Oracle’s largest infrastructure initiatives. Oracle’s Force Majeure Notice on Project Jupiter

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was acquired 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 approximately $3,538,096.50. This trade represents a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on ORCL. UBS Group raised their price objective on Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. President Capital lowered their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Phillip Securities dropped their target price on Oracle from $275.00 to $237.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 15th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $251.72.

Oracle Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE ORCL traded up $2.25 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $144.73. 19,982,716 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,423,418. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $322.54. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $145.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $159.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $437.63 billion, a PE ratio of 22.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.78.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly revenue 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. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.69 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.