Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Decreased by Vestor Capital LLC

Vestor Capital LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 99.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,037 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 377,807 shares during the quarter. Vestor Capital LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $280,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.8% in the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 14,680,278 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,151,395,000 after buying an additional 123,294 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Oracle by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,251,059 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,949,363,000 after acquiring an additional 384,984 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in Oracle by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,447,648,000 after acquiring an additional 144,087 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Oracle by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,586,492 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,262,827,000 after purchasing an additional 147,048 shares during the period. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 8,516,878 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,248,148,000 after purchasing an additional 81,700 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle broke ground on its future Nashville global headquarters, a long-term investment intended to support growth in cloud, AI and healthcare and create thousands of jobs. Oracle Nashville headquarters announcement
• Positive Sentiment: The company launched AI-assisted treasury and customer analytics applications for financial institutions, adding to its cloud and AI product offerings. Oracle financial analytics announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle says renewed rentals of older GPUs were priced at a premium, suggesting some continued demand for its existing AI capacity; however, this does not offset uncertainty around specific customer contracts. Report on GPU renewals and Microsoft
• Negative Sentiment: Reports said Oracle lost an estimated $7 billion Tencent chip-leasing deal and that Microsoft is winding down an AI-computing arrangement, reportedly because Oracle’s older Nvidia chips no longer meet Microsoft’s requirements. These developments raise questions about infrastructure demand and Oracle’s ability to secure customers for its planned capacity. Report on Tencent and Microsoft contracts
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary highlighted concentration and financing risks: Oracle’s AI backlog is said to rely heavily on OpenAI, while its aggressive data-center spending increases exposure to debt, project execution and potential AI-market setbacks. Analysis of Oracle’s balance sheet and AI contracts

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,762,956.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Insiders sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123 over the last ninety days. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group lifted their target price on Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded Oracle from a “positive” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $249.27.

Oracle Trading Down 1.6%

Oracle stock opened at $117.87 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $356.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.79. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $137.85 and a 200-day moving average of $154.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $109.21 and a one year high of $250.25.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.35%.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud services, and enterprise applications. Its products help organizations manage data, run business operations, and build and deploy applications. Oracle’s offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and cloud-based applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain management, and customer experience. The company also provides software support, consulting, and related services.