Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Sells 234,361 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 93.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 17,065 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 234,361 shares during the period. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,326,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 290.9% during 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 period. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $192.11 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $552.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84. The company has a 50 day moving average of $185.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $177.73.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during 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 56.43%. Oracle’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm 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. As a group, analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target on Oracle after the Q4 report, adding to bullish analyst sentiment and supporting the stock’s rebound. DA Davidson Boosts Oracle (ORCL) Price Target Following Q4 Report
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported backlog and new federal cloud win suggest durable demand for its AI and cloud offerings, which bulls see as a reason the recent pullback may have been overdone. Oracle Is (ORCL) Down Despite Revealing $638 Billion Worth Of Orders, Is The Market Wrong On This One?
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles pointed to Oracle’s AI pricing model as a potentially helpful way to make customer spending more predictable, which could improve adoption of its AI services. Oracle CEO Says Token Billing Model Helps Firms Control AI Costs. What That Actually Means for ORCL Stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s stock has also been helped by a broader market move lower in yields, which can support growth and software names, but this is a macro-driven factor rather than company-specific news. Why Are Oracle (ORCL) Shares Soaring Today
• Negative Sentiment: Despite strong results, investors remain concerned about Oracle’s heavy capital spending and the need to raise additional funding for its AI buildout, which pressured the shares after earnings. Oracle’s Q4 Double Beat Shouldn’t Have Sent Shares Down By 10%. What Spooked Investors?
• Negative Sentiment: Several analysts trimmed price targets after the selloff, signaling caution around margin pressure, capex uncertainty, and the stock’s recent volatility. Oracle Stock Collapse Hits Larry Ellison’s Wealth: Co-Founder Moves To Fifth Place, Behind Jeff Bezos

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.