Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR’s 10th Largest Position

Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR trimmed its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.2% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 76,161 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,145 shares during the period. Oracle makes up about 2.7% of Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR’s holdings in Oracle were worth $11,204,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. DDD Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,677,000. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its stake in Oracle by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,928,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the period. KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd raised its holdings in Oracle by 1,945.8% in the 3rd quarter. KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd now owns 92,736 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $26,081,000 after acquiring an additional 88,203 shares during the last quarter. Planning Center Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 142.2% during the 4th quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,243,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 917,304 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $178,001,000 after purchasing an additional 105,368 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler said Oracle’s cloud infrastructure business could beat fiscal 2027 revenue expectations, arguing that added cloud capacity and AI demand may unlock meaningful upside. Oracle Cloud Revenue Could Beat Fiscal 2027 Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Another bullish note highlighted a roughly $2.2 billion cloud growth opportunity that the market may be underestimating, reinforcing the view that Oracle’s AI spending could drive future revenue. A $2.2 Billion Reason to Buy Oracle Stock Here
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly constructive, with recent analyst commentary and price targets suggesting the stock’s selloff may have created a buying opportunity. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Climbs as Analyst Sees Meaningful Upside in Cloud Business
• Neutral Sentiment: New articles framed Oracle as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” and a long-term growth stock, but these are mostly opinion pieces rather than fresh company-specific catalysts. Oracle: Frankly, A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary continued to focus on Oracle’s heavy AI capex, debt load, and recent share-price weakness, which have weighed on sentiment even as revenue growth remains strong. Oracle: It’s About To Get Worse And I Doubt It’ll Get Better
• Negative Sentiment: Social-media and analyst discussions also pointed to concerns about financing Oracle’s AI infrastructure buildout and insider selling, both of which can keep pressure on the stock. Oracle Stock Is in a Deep Hole, but Remains ‘Entrenched in the AI Hyperscaler Game,’ Says Analyst

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $141.46 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $407.48 billion, a PE ratio of 24.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $184.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $172.69. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $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, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued 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 (DPR) is presently 34.31%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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. Also, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Arete Research set a $255.00 price target on Oracle and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Wedbush lowered their price target on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $268.27.

Oracle Company 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.