Bleakley Financial Group LLC Purchases 9,625 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 18.7% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 61,181 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,625 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $9,000,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. V2 Financial group LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. V2 Financial group LLC now owns 2,533 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $373,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 442,932 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $65,160,000 after acquiring an additional 2,600 shares during the last quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 72.6% during the 1st quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,288 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $778,000 after acquiring an additional 2,224 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its position in Oracle by 10.0% in the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 31,969 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $4,703,000 after acquiring an additional 2,907 shares during the period. Finally, Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Oracle by 28.7% in the 1st quarter. Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,566 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,554,000 after acquiring an additional 2,354 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Scotiabank restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America raised their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.

Insider Activity

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 6.2%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $131.86 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $131.35 and a 52 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. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $182.48 and its 200-day moving average is $171.22. The firm has a market cap of $379.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during 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%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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. Equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.31%.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Some commentary remains constructive on Oracle’s long-term AI positioning, citing its large cloud backlog, next-generation AI workloads, and management’s bullish guidance as reasons the stock could ultimately recover. Article: Oracle: Perfectly Positioned For Next-Generation, AI-Focused Workloads
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s recent earnings and revenue growth are still a fundamental support point for bulls, with the company previously beating expectations and posting 20%+ year-over-year revenue growth. Article: Oracle stock performance and earnings background
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market observers are debating whether Oracle can convert its AI backlog into real cash flow, with the issue still unresolved and likely to drive near-term volatility. Article: Can Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Turn Its AI Backlog Into Cash?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle is also getting attention for broader cloud-market share gains and a comparison piece versus IBM, but that discussion is more strategic than immediately stock-moving. Article: Oracle vs. IBM: Which Cloud Computing Stock Is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory news in the UK placing major cloud providers, including Oracle, under closer oversight is unlikely to be a near-term catalyst by itself. Article: UK to regulate major cloud firms to boost financial system resilience
• Negative Sentiment: Several articles focus on doubts about Oracle’s AI spending, leverage, and reliance on OpenAI-related demand, suggesting investors are questioning whether the AI strategy will pay off fast enough. Article: Here’s Why Oracle Stock Slumped Today
• Negative Sentiment: Technical selling pressure is also weighing on the shares, with ORCL nearing 52-week lows after a sharp slide and continued downside momentum. Article: Oracle Stock Flashes Oversold Signal as It Nears 52-Week Lows
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary about Oracle eliminating 21,000 jobs and questions that AI spending could become a “debt-fueled collapse” reinforces the market’s concern that the company is taking on too much risk to fund its expansion. Article: Workers just sent AI companies an ultimatum

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.