86,400 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Purchased by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 86,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $12,710,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares during the period. DDD Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,677,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $311,497,000 after buying an additional 246,243 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its position in shares of Oracle by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd increased its holdings in Oracle by 1,945.8% in the 3rd quarter. KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd now owns 92,736 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $26,081,000 after acquiring an additional 88,203 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $152.82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $440.19 billion, a PE ratio of 26.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $189.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $175.88.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Arete Research set a $255.00 price target on Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reported a record $638 billion backlog, which strengthens long-term revenue visibility and supports the bull case that AI cloud demand is translating into future sales. Oracle’s Contract Backlog Swells: Is Long-Term Revenue Growth Secured?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle strengthened its defense ecosystem by adding new companies focused on mission-ready AI, cyber, and secure cloud capabilities, highlighting expanding demand for Oracle’s infrastructure and AI platform. Oracle Strengthens Defense Ecosystem to Help Emerging Technology Companies Scale Mission-Ready Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health announced an AI collaboration with Theator, extending Oracle’s cloud and AI footprint into surgical intelligence and healthcare workflow automation. Oracle Health Extends AI into the Operating Room in Collaboration with Theator
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles argued that Oracle could still be a major long-term AI winner, but these were mostly opinion pieces and valuation debates rather than new hard fundamentals. Can Oracle Become a $1 Trillion Company?
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle cut about 21,000 jobs, and the layoffs have fueled investor worries that the company’s AI transition is coming with disruption, restructuring risk, and potential pressure on sentiment. Oracle Reveals 21,000 Job Cuts as AI Adoption Reshapes Workforce
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary also highlighted Oracle’s growing capital intensity, AI spending, and a warning that preferred-stock conversions or ATM issuance could dilute shareholders and weigh on the stock. Oracle: Becoming A Highly Capital-Intensive NG-Dependent Wholesale Colocation Utility (Rating Downgrade)

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.