Philadelphia Trust Co. Acquires 15,975 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Philadelphia Trust Co. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 91.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,406 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 15,975 shares during the period. Philadelphia Trust Co.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,587,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 26.6% in the third quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 45,268 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,215,000 after purchasing an additional 9,506 shares during the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank increased its stake in Oracle by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 40,821 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,605,000 after buying an additional 1,807 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Oracle by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 118,393 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,255,000 after buying an additional 571 shares during the period. Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth about $210,000. Finally, Triton Wealth Management PLLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 70.3% during the 3rd quarter. Triton Wealth Management PLLC now owns 10,557 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,326,000 after buying an additional 4,358 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $117.87 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $137.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $154.83. The firm has a market cap of $356.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.79. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $109.21 and a 12 month high of $250.25.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. President Capital lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. HC Wainwright assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, November 2nd. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector outperform” rating and set a $205.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Oracle from a “positive” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 2nd. Finally, Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $285.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $249.27.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

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 Activity

In other Oracle news, Director Stephen Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the transaction, 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 acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Oracle

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.