Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp lowered its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 6.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 107,803 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,909 shares during the quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $21,012,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their target price on Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, 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 SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s latest quarter showed a double beat on revenue and earnings, and the company reported record remaining performance obligations of $638 billion, reinforcing its long-term cloud and AI growth story. Oracle Is (ORCL) Down Despite Revealing $638 Billion Worth Of Orders, Is The Market Wrong On This One?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is seeing renewed bullish commentary from analysts, with reports noting that BofA and Goldman Sachs remain constructive on the AI cloud infrastructure opportunity despite the recent pullback. Why Is Oracle Stock Surging On Monday?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle landed a new U.S. government contract for a human-resources platform, which bulls see as evidence that demand for its Fusion Cloud offerings remains strong. Oracle Is (ORCL) Down Despite Revealing $638 Billion Worth Of Orders, Is The Market Wrong On This One?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle continues to win enterprise adoption, including a new deployment by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health using Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, but this is more of a steady business update than a major stock catalyst. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Optimizes Operations and Patient Care with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s new AI pricing model and ongoing coverage on income/dividend appeal may support investor interest, but these items are unlikely to move the stock materially on their own. Is Oracle (ORCL) One of the Best S&P 500 Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports say the stock remains under pressure because investors are uneasy about Oracle’s heavy AI capex and the planned capital raise, which could dilute returns and weigh on near-term margins and cash flow. Oracle’s Stock Is Plummeting. Is This an Opportunity or a Red Flag?
• Negative Sentiment: Recent analyst target cuts, including from Wedbush and Scotiabank, suggest the market is still reassessing Oracle’s valuation after the selloff. Oracle Stock Has Shed More Than 20% in Just 5 Days. Bulls Are Hoping a New Federal Government Win Can Turn Things Around.

Oracle Trading Up 4.3%

ORCL opened at $192.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $552.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The business’s 50 day moving average is $185.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84.

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 company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. 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, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

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.