Boston Trust Walden Corp Has $52.56 Million Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Boston Trust Walden Corp lessened its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 10.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 357,311 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 40,131 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $52,564,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter worth $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: William Blair added Oracle to its Conviction List, and several analysts remain constructive on the company’s AI cloud growth outlook, seeing recent weakness as a potential buying opportunity. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Gains Momentum After Inclusion on William Blair’s Conviction List
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho named Oracle one of its top July stock picks, while other research notes reportedly raised earnings estimates and reiterated bullish ratings, signaling continued Wall Street support. Mizuho Unveils July’s Premier Stock Selections: Robinhood (HOOD), Micron (MU), and Oracle (ORCL) Lead the Pack
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched Oracle Manager Edge, an AI-powered coaching assistant for Fusion Cloud HCM, showing continued product expansion in AI software. Is Oracle (ORCL) One of the Cheap Stocks That Are About to Explode?
• Neutral Sentiment: Crusoe, an AI data-center partner to Oracle, is reportedly seeking a large funding round, which reinforces demand for AI infrastructure but does not directly change Oracle’s fundamentals. Crusoe in Talks to Raise $3 Billion in Round That May Triple Firm’s Value
• Negative Sentiment: Recent reports say Oracle is facing renewed AI-bubble worries and is explicitly weighing the profitability risks of its AI data-center buildout in regulatory filings. Oracle mulls AI data center-related risks, profitability in filing
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle shares have been sliding for multiple sessions, with market commentary pointing to concerns that heavy AI spending and OpenAI-related exposure may not pay off quickly enough. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Falls Again Today on Renewed AI Bubble Fears

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. 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 report on Tuesday, March 10th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Monness Crespi & Hardt restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $140.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The business has a 50-day moving average of $186.86 and a 200-day moving average of $173.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $404.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.06, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle 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 completion of 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 position. 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. Also, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.