Zions Bancorporation National Association UT Grows Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Zions Bancorporation National Association UT raised its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 45.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 45,644 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,220 shares during the quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT’s holdings in Oracle were worth $8,896,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 60,954 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,881,000 after acquiring an additional 2,228 shares in the last quarter. RM Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,496,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 13,057 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,545,000 after acquiring an additional 899 shares in the last quarter. GWN Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 292.5% during the fourth quarter. GWN Securities Inc. now owns 4,353 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $849,000 after acquiring an additional 3,244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 409,098 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $79,737,000 after acquiring an additional 1,795 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Down 2.3%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $201.04 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $578.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $183.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $177.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

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 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 return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.91%.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle delivered a Q4 earnings and revenue beat, with strong cloud infrastructure growth and a record backlog that reinforces demand for its AI/cloud services.
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised guidance for fiscal 2027 profit, signaling confidence in the business outlook despite heavy investment.
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle also won a $396 million U.S. government contract to modernize HR systems, adding another business win but not likely moving the stock on its own.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares fell after Oracle disclosed a steep increase in AI-related capital spending and additional planned fundraising, fueling fears about rising debt and weaker near-term cash flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also questioning whether the aggressive spending pace can be sustained without pressuring margins, which has weighed on the broader software sector as well.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. TD Cowen raised their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price target on Oracle from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.97.

About Oracle

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.