Cullinan Associates Inc. Sells 5,329 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cullinan Associates Inc. decreased its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 6.2% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 80,480 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 5,329 shares during the quarter. Cullinan Associates Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $11,794,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted 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 valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $151.11 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $140.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $160.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $435.27 billion, a PE ratio of 25.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. 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, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Scotiabank reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.97.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup placed Oracle on a 90-day “positive catalyst watch,” arguing that the recent selloff was excessive and that strong AI-cloud demand, a large backlog and upcoming earnings could drive a rebound. The view helped improve sentiment toward the stock. Investors Are Missing Oracle’s AI Boom. Citi Says Buy.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly bullish, with one report citing a Strong Buy consensus and substantial potential upside. Other analysts and investors highlighted Oracle’s cloud infrastructure scale, AI exposure and improving growth prospects. Most Active Stocks: Oracle Tops List with 71% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Management Suites, reinforcing the competitiveness of its Fusion Cloud SCM products and enterprise-software portfolio. Oracle Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle has rallied about 18% over the past month from a deeply depressed level, but commentary questions whether the rebound represents a durable leadership position compared with other cloud stocks. September earnings are viewed as the next major test. Oracle Just Rallied 18% in a Month
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to debate whether Oracle can convert its sizable order book into revenue quickly enough. The company’s roughly $55.7 billion data-center buildout, elevated leverage and reported payroll reductions raise questions about funding, execution and future margins. Oracle Capex Funding and Debt

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.