5,928 Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Griffith & Werner Inc.

Griffith & Werner Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 23.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 30,997 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,928 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up about 1.4% of Griffith & Werner Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Griffith & Werner Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,256,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ORCL. Sherman Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.5% during the first quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,054 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Gould Asset Management LLC CA increased its stake in Oracle by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 3,172 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $467,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,859 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $568,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Main Street Group LTD lifted its holdings in Oracle by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Main Street Group LTD now owns 1,662 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $245,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Oracle by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,809 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle received the strongest valuation grade among seven major technology companies in a comparison following the sector selloff, potentially drawing interest from investors looking for relative value. Article: Oracle beats Microsoft and Amazon on a key Wall Street metric
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate to $6.63 from $6.73, but kept its Sector Outperform rating and $205 price target. The estimate cut tempers, but does not reverse, the analyst’s positive stance. Article: Scotiabank revises Oracle EPS estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual stockholder meeting is scheduled for November 18; the announcement did not identify a new business or earnings development. Article: Oracle’s annual meeting of stockholders
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly winding down its arrangement to rent AI computing capacity from Oracle. The news adds to concern that major customers may reassess AI infrastructure spending and could weigh on expectations for Oracle’s cloud growth. Article: Microsoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacity
• Negative Sentiment: Broader doubts about the AI data-center build-out are also pressuring sentiment. Reports cite possible changes to OpenAI’s capacity plans, political scrutiny of data-center construction, and debt tied to a Stargate project—risks that could challenge the expected returns on Oracle’s substantial infrastructure investment. Article: OpenAI weighs smaller data-center plans

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 target price (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. CLSA assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Freedom Broker lowered their price target on Oracle from $210.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 14th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, October 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $249.27.

Oracle Trading Down 0.1%

ORCL opened at $115.96 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $350.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.18, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $109.21 and a 12 month high of $250.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $139.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $155.40.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation is a technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud services, and enterprise applications. Its products help organizations manage data, run business operations, and build and deploy applications.

Oracle’s offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and cloud-based applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain management, and customer experience. The company also provides software support, consulting, and related services.

Founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories, Oracle serves businesses and public-sector organizations across geographies worldwide.