WINTON GROUP Ltd Takes $741,000 Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 3,801 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $741,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Investors Research Corp grew its stake in Oracle by 465.5% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $201.04 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $183.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $177.98. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $578.21 billion, a PE ratio of 36.09, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 6.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on ORCL. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.97.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle delivered a Q4 earnings and revenue beat, with strong cloud infrastructure growth and a record backlog that reinforces demand for its AI/cloud services.
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised guidance for fiscal 2027 profit, signaling confidence in the business outlook despite heavy investment.
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle also won a $396 million U.S. government contract to modernize HR systems, adding another business win but not likely moving the stock on its own.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares fell after Oracle disclosed a steep increase in AI-related capital spending and additional planned fundraising, fueling fears about rising debt and weaker near-term cash flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also questioning whether the aggressive spending pace can be sustained without pressuring margins, which has weighed on the broader software sector as well.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.