Rakuten Securities Inc. Trims Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Rakuten Securities Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 26.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,915 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,703 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,893,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Ieq Capital LLC increased its position in Oracle by 17.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 275,760 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $40,413,000 after acquiring an additional 40,179 shares during the period. Burnham & Co LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $405,000. Keebeck Wealth Management lifted its position in Oracle by 19.0% during the 2nd quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management now owns 9,775 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,433,000 after acquiring an additional 1,560 shares during the period. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 23.9% in the 2nd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 14,864 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,178,000 after purchasing an additional 2,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OneAscent Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 29.5% in the 2nd quarter. OneAscent Family Office LLC now owns 5,488 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $804,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Up 3.3%

ORCL opened at $146.70 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. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $114.50 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $422.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.72. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $144.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.61.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm 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 quarterly 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure expansion supports the growth story. Oracle’s collaboration with Amazon Web Services now offers Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure through Oracle AI Database@AWS across 22 AWS regions. The partnership could broaden Oracle’s cloud reach and help attract enterprise AI workloads. Oracle Corporation versus Amazon AI infrastructure article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Oracle has received an average “Moderate Buy” rating, while one report highlighted a consensus price target substantially above the current trading level. The valuation case depends on sustained cloud and AI execution. Oracle analyst rating article Oracle Wall Street target article
• Positive Sentiment: Healthcare AI provides another potential growth avenue. Oracle is making a fresh push into healthcare applications, reinforcing the view that AI could expand demand beyond its traditional database and enterprise software businesses. Oracle healthcare AI article
• Neutral Sentiment: The key debate is timing. One analysis characterizes Oracle as inexpensive relative to its long-term opportunity but argues that the most important improvement may not arrive until 2027. This supports the long-term thesis but suggests near-term upside may require patience. Oracle valuation and 2027 inflection article
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing risks are weighing on the broader theme. Michael Burry warned that circular financing, off-balance-sheet vehicles and captive insurers could be creating excessive leverage in AI data centers. Separately, Bank of America reported a sharp increase in investment-grade debt issued to fund AI projects. Oracle’s substantial infrastructure spending and high debt-to-equity ratio make the company potentially sensitive to higher funding costs or weaker AI demand. Michael Burry AI buildout warning AI bond market risks article

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. Morgan Stanley restated a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.

Oracle Company 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.