Equitable Holdings Inc. Invests $11.92 Million in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Equitable Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 81,321 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $11,918,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 76.9% during the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 290.9% in 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 period. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citi calls the selloff a buying opportunity: Citi placed Oracle on a 90-day “positive catalyst watch,” arguing that excessive selling has discounted much of the bad news. The firm cited strong AI-cloud demand and potential catalysts from upcoming earnings and Oracle’s investor day, supporting the rebound in ORCL. Citi Says It’s Time to Buy the Dip on Oracle Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Large VA health-record contract expansion: Oracle Health’s electronic-health-record agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was expanded by a potential $17 billion. The deal increases Oracle’s long-term government revenue opportunity and strengthens its position in digital healthcare infrastructure. Oracle Secures $17 Billion VA Contract Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud supply-chain recognition: Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant and ranked first in several use cases. The recognition may help Oracle win additional enterprise cloud customers. Oracle Named a Leader by Gartner
• Positive Sentiment: AI-sector momentum: Broader strength in AI stocks, helped by Nvidia-related optimism, added support to Oracle as investors reassessed its cloud and data-center growth prospects. Oracle Stock Has Bottomed?
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings remain the key test: Analysts point to Oracle’s sizable AI-related backlog and forthcoming earnings as potential breakout catalysts, but the stock’s recovery depends on whether revenue growth, bookings and guidance validate the infrastructure investment story. Oracle Is Ready to Explore
• Negative Sentiment: Funding and cost concerns persist: Reports that Oracle is asking managers to reduce payroll while funding a roughly $55.7 billion buildout highlight execution, debt and cash-flow risks. Oracle’s elevated debt-to-equity ratio could amplify investor sensitivity to financing costs and AI infrastructure spending. Oracle Capex Funding and Debt

Insider Activity

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $151.82 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $141.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $160.67. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $114.50 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $437.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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 expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ORCL. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wedbush lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.97.

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.