Swedbank AB Sells 191,986 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Swedbank AB lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,319,605 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 191,986 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Oracle were worth $488,347,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related 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 transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several recent analyst notes remain constructive on Oracle’s long-term cloud opportunity, with Piper Sandler pointing to meaningful upside in the company’s cloud business and other Wall Street targets still well above the current share price. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Climbs as Analyst Sees Meaningful Upside in Cloud Business
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s latest results still showed solid fundamentals, including double-digit revenue growth and higher net income, reinforcing the case that the business is growing even as the stock remains volatile. Oracle Stock Is Down 58% From Its Peak — but Revenue Is Still Growing by Double Digits. Time to Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle continues to attract attention for its AI and defense initiatives, including the expansion of its Oracle Defense Ecosystem, which could support longer-term growth but is not an immediate earnings catalyst. Oracle (ORCL) Announces Third Cohort of Oracle Defense Ecosystem
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish coverage highlighted concerns that Oracle’s post-earnings outlook could worsen, with critics focused on aggressive AI capex and the risk that the company must keep raising capital to fund data center expansion. Oracle: It’s About To Get Worse And I Doubt It’ll Get Better
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports noted that Oracle has fallen sharply from recent highs and posted one of its worst monthly declines in decades, reflecting investor concern that the AI spending story is being punished before the growth payoff is fully visible. Oracle Stock’s Worst Month Since 1990: What’s Breaking Larry Ellison’s Empire?

Oracle Stock Down 3.6%

ORCL traded down $5.18 on Tuesday, hitting $138.58. 16,317,496 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 27,890,602. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $185.91 and its 200-day moving average is $173.27. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $134.57 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a market cap of $399.18 billion, a PE ratio of 23.81, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during 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 business’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $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. Equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

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.