TrustBank Invests $1.72 Million in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

TrustBank purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 8,839 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,723,000. Oracle makes up about 0.7% of TrustBank’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 290.9% in the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Investors Research Corp grew its holdings in Oracle by 465.5% in the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was upgraded to Buy by Zacks, with the firm citing improving earnings expectations and stronger outlook for the stock. Oracle (ORCL) Upgraded to Buy: Here’s Why
• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha also published a bullish piece arguing that Oracle is no longer an “easy short,” which supports sentiment that the stock may have more upside after its strong AI and cloud run. Oracle: The Easy Short Is Gone (Rating Upgrade)
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle launched a new public campaign tied to its Doña Ana County data center project, highlighting community investment, lower water usage, and cleaner power plans. The announcement is more reputational than financially material in the short term. Oracle Launches New Campaign Highlighting Commitments to Doña Ana County
• Neutral Sentiment: Some coverage focused on Oracle as part of a broader debate over “AI round-trip” revenue and cloud growth quality, which could keep investors cautious even if it does not immediately change fundamentals. Oracle’s AI Round Trip Revenue Raises Questions On Cloud Growth Quality
• Negative Sentiment: Articles questioning whether AI-related cloud revenue is being artificially inflated may weigh on sentiment if investors start to worry that Oracle’s cloud growth is less organic than it appears. AI Bubble Fears Grow as Big Tech Allegedly Pays Itself in Cloud Loop

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $192.51 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a 50 day moving average of $167.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $178.64. The company has a market cap of $553.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.55.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.46.

About Oracle

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.