PeakShares LLC Acquires 4,541 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

PeakShares LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 69.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,033 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,541 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for about 1.5% of PeakShares LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. PeakShares LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,623,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. DDD Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter worth $1,677,000. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its stake in Oracle by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Planning Center Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 142.2% in the 4th quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 917,304 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $178,001,000 after purchasing an additional 105,368 shares during the period. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Oracle by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 42,616 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $8,306,000 after purchasing an additional 5,692 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a 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. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s database business showed strong momentum, with its Multicloud AI Database growing 404% year over year in fiscal Q4 2026, reinforcing the long-term growth case for its cloud and AI offerings. Article: Can Oracle’s Database Business Sustain Long-Term Margins?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reportedly remains a contender for a highly secure Japanese government cloud contract, which could add to its credibility in sensitive enterprise and public-sector work. Article: Oracle leads race to supply Japan with top-secret cloud services
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts still see the recent selloff as overdone, arguing Oracle may be undervalued despite the volatility and that Wall Street remains constructive on the stock over a 12-month horizon. Article: Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Declining, Piper Sandler Remains a Buy
• Negative Sentiment: New Mexico regulators denied a gas pipeline permit tied to an Oracle data center project, creating another hurdle for its infrastructure expansion plans. Article: New Mexico Denies Gas Pipeline Permit for Oracle Data Center
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried Oracle’s AI spending spree is pressuring liquidity and credit metrics, with reports saying its rating is now only one notch above junk. Article: Oracle’s (ORCL) AI Spending Spree Pushes Its Credit Rating Near Junk
• Negative Sentiment: Broader commentary across the day centered on Oracle’s steep recent decline, with investors questioning whether its AI growth story can offset rising costs and cash burn in the near term. Article: Oracle (ORCL) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $124.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $178.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $169.76. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $123.66 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $357.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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 6.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company 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 dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Wedbush cut 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, DA Davidson raised their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two 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 MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.