Engineers Gate Manager LP Boosts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Engineers Gate Manager LP grew its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5,975.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 97,574 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 95,968 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $14,299,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $625,454,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. boosted its position in Oracle by 8.7% during the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 79,008 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,579,000 after purchasing an additional 6,296 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board boosted its position in 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 worth $14,928,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 4.6% in the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,825,000 after purchasing an additional 3,584 shares during the period. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 870.0% in the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 671,452 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $128,012,000 after purchasing an additional 602,230 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $241.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $257.86.

Oracle Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $161.43 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $464.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.69, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.74. The business has a fifty day moving average of $140.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $160.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

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

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle 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 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 ownership of the stock. The sale 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. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s 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.