AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Raises Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1,273.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 76,722 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 71,135 shares during the quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $21,577,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Oracle by 93.1% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 654,325 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $184,022,000 after buying an additional 315,454 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,357,572,000 after acquiring an additional 98,693 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 33,121 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $9,315,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187 shares during the period. RAM Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. RAM Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,987 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,965,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockline Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Oracle by 7.0% in the third quarter. Rockline Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,002 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $16,031,000 after purchasing an additional 3,706 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $168.98 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $485.50 billion, a PE ratio of 31.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $194.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $237.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 62,223 shares of company stock worth $12,136,764. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched a generative AI-enabled Life Sciences AI Data Platform that stitches massive de?identified EHR and commercial data to accelerate R&D and commercialization — a product win that supports recurring cloud/vertical revenue. Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle OPERA Cloud was approved by IHG Hotels & Resorts as an approved property?management system for multiple regions — a commercial reference that can drive hospitality cloud bookings. Oracle Approved by IHG Hotels & Resorts
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and outlets note Oracle is ramping cloud capex toward ~ $50B to support GPUs/AI infrastructure — this underpins future growth but also explains rising leverage and near?term margin/cash?flow pressure. Zacks: Oracle ramps cloud CapEx
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report a broad AI-driven sell?off hitting Oracle as investors pull back over AI market uncertainty and Oracle’s OpenAI ties — a main driver of today’s downside. Oracle Stock Drops by More Than Half Amid AI Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Credit market stress: reports show Oracle’s credit?default swaps have surged to post?2008 highs, signaling investor concern about debt levels used to fund AI data centers. CDS surge coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory / legal risk: multiple firm notices/advisories say bondholders and shareholders suffering losses tied to Oracle deals are being invited to contact law firms — potential litigation that could distract management or create liabilities. Investigation notice re: bondholders Pomerantz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Operational risk: a power outage at an Oracle data center disrupted TikTok U.S. users — an incident that raises reliability and PR concerns as Oracle hosts critical customer infrastructure. Data center outage coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary: several outlets question whether Oracle’s stock has further to fall given valuation swings, execution scrutiny and the broader tech rotation away from AI overhang. Is Oracle still worth chasing?

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ORCL. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $300.46.

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.