HF Advisory Group LLC Purchases 45,278 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

HF Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 538.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 53,685 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 45,278 shares during the period. HF Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $10,464,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 2,062.4% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,595,072,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800,546 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $47,518,451,000 after purchasing an additional 4,681,626 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Oracle by 333.7% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,473,137,000 after purchasing an additional 4,030,382 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Oracle by 42.1% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,839,166 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,932,507,000 after purchasing an additional 2,619,722 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its holdings in Oracle by 32.9% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,636,090 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,809,609,000 after buying an additional 2,385,556 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $145.31 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $154.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $208.78. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $417.91 billion, a PE ratio of 26.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Layoffs framed as strategic cost cutting to fund AI/data?center expansion, which investors view as freeing capital for growth and improving margins. Oracle laying off thousands of workers to cut costs amid AI push: report
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Oracle is raising large sums for its data?center buildout and that partner financing is closing (signals external investor appetite for Oracle’s AI infrastructure plan). Related Digital nears $16 billion financing for Oracle data center, Bloomberg News reports
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is rolling out AI products for government and defense (new market access and contract opportunities that support recurring cloud revenue). Oracle Unveils AI Data Platform for US Federal Government
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts/strategists note the layoffs could be a one?off restructuring to reposition engineering for AI, so market reaction may be short?lived if execution is smooth. Oracle’s layoffs might be a ‘one-off story,’ strategist says
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage emphasizing Oracle’s AI infrastructure expansion across commercial verticals (context for long?term thesis but execution/costs still key). Why Is Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Expanding AI Infrastructure Across Russell 1000 index
• Negative Sentiment: Worker blowback and reputational damage after reports some employees were notified by email — heightens execution and morale risk. Fired via email? Some of the 30,000 workers cut by Oracle woke up to a morning message saying they were laid off.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities?fraud and class?action notices have been filed alleging disclosure issues around AI/data?center spending and capex — potential legal and settlement overhang. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Shareholders Who Lost Money Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of very large debt and capex to build AI data centers (tens of billions) raise financing and margin?risk concerns if revenue growth lags. Oracle Fires 30,000 Employees Overnight to Fund $58 Billion AI Data Center Debt

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $229.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $262.91.

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.