Clare Market Investments LLC Purchases New Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Clare Market Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 14,964 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,201,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $144.98 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $185.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $417.61 billion, a PE ratio of 24.79, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly constructive on Oracle, with Piper Sandler reiterating a bullish view and other analysts highlighting meaningful upside in the company’s cloud business. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Climbs as Analyst Sees Meaningful Upside in Cloud Business
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles point to Oracle’s strong fundamentals, including fiscal 2026 revenue growth of 17% and net income growth of 37%, reinforcing the long-term growth case despite the pullback. Oracle Stock Is Down 58% From Its Peak — but Revenue Is Still Growing by Double Digits. Time to Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: The stock also benefited from a broader software rebound and improved market sentiment, which helped investors rotate back into Oracle after a debt-driven AI selloff. Oracle shares rose as investors reassess AI-driven sell-off
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparison pieces pitting Oracle against Salesforce and other software names may influence sentiment, but they are more commentary than direct business news. Should You Buy Salesforce Stock Instead of Oracle Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about Oracle’s aggressive AI infrastructure spending and the possibility of additional debt or dilution to fund data center expansion, which has been a major drag on the stock. Oracle Corporation Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Post-Earnings AI Capex Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Recent articles also note that Oracle has fallen sharply from its highs and posted one of its worst monthly drops in decades, underscoring lingering skepticism about the payoff from its AI buildout. Oracle Stock’s Worst Month Since 1990: What’s Breaking Larry Ellison’s Empire?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. UBS Group lifted their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’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. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.