Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 330.0% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 70,863 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 54,384 shares during the quarter. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $10,385,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of Oracle by 14,636.4% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 382,756,945 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $56,093,030,000 after purchasing an additional 380,159,589 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,911,930,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its holdings in Oracle by 882.3% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ORCL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $320.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.68.
Oracle Price Performance
NYSE:ORCL opened at $162.52 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $140.26 and a 200 day moving average of $160.39. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $468.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.74.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 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 in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred 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 $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
More Oracle News
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts are becoming more bullish ahead of earnings. Guggenheim reportedly named Oracle its “best idea” and set a $400 price target, while other firms cited accelerating cloud growth and a large contracted backlog. Guggenheim Calls Oracle Stock Its Best Idea
- Positive Sentiment: Investor enthusiasm is centered on Oracle’s roughly $638 billion cloud-infrastructure backlog and its role in supporting OpenAI’s expanding AI ecosystem. The launch of OpenAI’s latest model has renewed expectations that Oracle can convert AI contracts into long-term cloud revenue. Oracle’s Stock Gets a Boost as the OpenAI Ecosystem Comes Back Into Favor
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s ability to deploy AI infrastructure quickly is another bullish factor: Bloom Energy delivered power to an Oracle data center in 55 days, highlighting the importance of speed as customers compete for AI capacity. Bloom Energy Delivered Power to an Oracle Data Center in 55 Days
- Neutral Sentiment: Thursday’s results are the immediate catalyst. Wall Street reportedly expects approximately 28% revenue growth, with investors focused on cloud-services growth, remaining performance obligations, backlog conversion, and management’s outlook.
- Neutral Sentiment: The stock’s options market is implying an unusually large post-earnings move, signaling elevated expectations and risk rather than a clear directional forecast. Oracle Could Swing by $47.8 Billion After Earnings
- Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Oracle’s AI expansion requires heavy capital spending and additional debt. Rising leverage, financing costs, and weak free-cash-flow conversion could limit the value of its large backlog. Oracle’s $638 Billion Backlog Meets Its Balance Sheet
- Negative Sentiment: European regulators have issued an early warning regarding Oracle’s cloud licensing practices, creating a potential regulatory overhang. Separately, reported insider activity shows selling rather than purchases, which may temper bullish sentiment.
Oracle Company Profile
Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.
The company’s products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.
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