Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 314,071 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,549 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $61,223,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Oracle by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,328,754,000 after acquiring an additional 665,374 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in Oracle by 1.2% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,555,961,000 after acquiring an additional 266,588 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Oracle by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,866,075 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,507,727,000 after acquiring an additional 927,618 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on Oracle and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $264.70.

Oracle Stock Up 2.7%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $236.51 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $177.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.30. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $680.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target on Oracle to $285, saying AI momentum could remain strong into the upcoming earnings report. Veteran Bank Revamps Oracle Price Target Ahead of Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Options traders are showing bullish interest in Oracle before earnings, which can signal expectations for continued strength or a post-earnings move higher. Options Bulls Target Oracle Stock Before Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent pieces continue to frame Oracle as a beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout, with investors still optimistic about its OpenAI-related momentum and cloud growth story. Why Oracle Stock Zoomed 39.9% Higher in May
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle remains a widely watched name ahead of its June 10 fiscal Q4 results, with analysts expecting continued revenue and EPS growth but also noting that expectations are already high. Oracle (ORCL) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week’s Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market commentary on AI spending, including warnings that the sector may be entering a more “rational” phase, adds uncertainty for Oracle because its valuation is increasingly tied to AI capex growth. AI Spending Has Been Huge. Now It Could Be Entering a ‘Rational’ Phase.
• Negative Sentiment: A shareholder law firm said it is investigating Oracle over whether management misrepresented the costs and risks of its AI infrastructure strategy, which could add legal overhang for the stock. Kuehn Law Encourages Investors of Oracle Corporation to Contact Law Firm
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle has also been slipping ahead of earnings as investors worry that heavy AI spending could pressure free cash flow, debt, and credit metrics if growth does not accelerate fast enough. Oracle Slips Ahead of Earnings as Investors Watch AI Growth

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.