Commerce Bank Has $60.71 Million Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Commerce Bank lowered its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 414,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,374 shares during the quarter. Commerce Bank’s holdings in Oracle were worth $60,709,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its position in Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Sherman Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,054 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $155,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 7,836 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,153,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,086 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $675,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were 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 owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 corporate insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $146.70 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $422.56 billion, a PE ratio of 25.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.72. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $144.61 and a 200-day moving average of $160.61. 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 Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. CLSA began coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.97.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure expansion supports the growth story. Oracle’s collaboration with Amazon Web Services now offers Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure through Oracle AI Database@AWS across 22 AWS regions. The partnership could broaden Oracle’s cloud reach and help attract enterprise AI workloads. Oracle Corporation versus Amazon AI infrastructure article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Oracle has received an average “Moderate Buy” rating, while one report highlighted a consensus price target substantially above the current trading level. The valuation case depends on sustained cloud and AI execution. Oracle analyst rating article Oracle Wall Street target article
• Positive Sentiment: Healthcare AI provides another potential growth avenue. Oracle is making a fresh push into healthcare applications, reinforcing the view that AI could expand demand beyond its traditional database and enterprise software businesses. Oracle healthcare AI article
• Neutral Sentiment: The key debate is timing. One analysis characterizes Oracle as inexpensive relative to its long-term opportunity but argues that the most important improvement may not arrive until 2027. This supports the long-term thesis but suggests near-term upside may require patience. Oracle valuation and 2027 inflection article
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing risks are weighing on the broader theme. Michael Burry warned that circular financing, off-balance-sheet vehicles and captive insurers could be creating excessive leverage in AI data centers. Separately, Bank of America reported a sharp increase in investment-grade debt issued to fund AI projects. Oracle’s substantial infrastructure spending and high debt-to-equity ratio make the company potentially sensitive to higher funding costs or weaker AI demand. Michael Burry AI buildout warning AI bond market risks article

Oracle Profile

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.