7,762 Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. cut its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 137,453 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 7,762 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $18,872,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Foresight Capital Management Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle during the third quarter worth $26,000. North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 231.3% during the 3rd quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 222 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Markowski Investments bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s investor-day outlook remains the main bullish catalyst. Management is targeting at least $225 billion in fiscal 2030 revenue, approximately $21 in fiscal 2030 EPS, and $30 billion in free cash flow by fiscal 2029. The company also reported exceptionally strong AI bookings and cloud backlog growth, suggesting demand for its AI infrastructure remains robust. Oracle Stock Forecast – Analysts React to Strong FY30 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle pledged to limit additional capital-market funding to approximately $20 billion through fiscal 2030, addressing concerns that its data-center expansion could require unrestrained borrowing and share issuance. Analysts including Bank of America, TD Cowen, and Piper Sandler have maintained bullish ratings and substantial price targets. Oracle Analyst Day Eases Funding Concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2027 guidance calls for $8.10 EPS, ahead of the $7.86 consensus, but the $90 billion revenue forecast is slightly below the $90.4 billion analyst estimate. This leaves investors focused on whether AI bookings convert into reported revenue and cash flow over the next two quarters. Oracle Just Told Investors What Many Already Knew
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s AI expansion has produced deeply negative free cash flow and required roughly $48 billion of debt and equity funding in fiscal 2026. Investors remain skeptical that the projected cash-flow turnaround will arrive quickly enough, particularly given Oracle’s debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle Caps New Capital Raising
• Negative Sentiment: Broader technology weakness and concerns about lower-than-expected big-tech capital spending have pressured AI infrastructure stocks. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s criticism of businesses dependent on leasing AI capacity to a small number of customers also raised questions about Oracle’s customer concentration and infrastructure economics. Satya Nadella Criticizes AI Capacity Rental Models

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $139.35 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. This trade represents a 6,410.26% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,762,956.90. This represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. Insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 6.5%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $130.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $114.50 and a 1-year high of $265.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $394.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.78. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $141.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $157.19.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The company’s revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on ORCL. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Melius Research set a $170.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Oracle from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated a “sector outperform” rating and issued a $205.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $248.41.

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company’s offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.