Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Impax Asset Management Group plc

Impax Asset Management Group plc lessened its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 13.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 165,432 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 26,173 shares during the quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc’s holdings in Oracle were worth $24,244,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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 currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s remaining performance obligations reportedly reached approximately $638 billion, strengthening the investment case by providing significant contracted future revenue. Analysts believe strong cloud growth and enterprise AI demand could eventually support a substantial recovery in ORCL shares. Oracle Price Prediction: Can Its $638 Billion Backlog Send the Stock Back Toward $250?
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts continue to favor Oracle over other enterprise technology companies, citing its record AI backlog, cloud momentum and relatively discounted valuation. Buy ratings ahead of the September earnings report may provide additional support. Oracle vs. Microsoft: Which Enterprise AI Stock Is the Better Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health expanded its Clinical AI Agent with automated professional-fee coding, physician dictation and chart-review tools. The rollout broadens Oracle’s healthcare AI opportunity and could improve adoption of its healthcare software platform. Oracle Health Expands Clinical AI Agent with Automated Coding, Dictation, and Chart Review
• Neutral Sentiment: One analysis characterizes Oracle as inexpensive but argues that the key business inflection may not arrive until 2027. That outlook supports the long-term thesis but implies limited near-term catalysts while the company converts its backlog into revenue and profits. Oracle: Cheap, But Too Early – The Real Inflection Comes In 2027
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Oracle’s AI infrastructure expansion will require heavy borrowing. A broader surge in investment-grade debt used to fund AI projects raises questions about leverage, capital returns and the risk of an AI spending pullback. Oracle’s high debt burden and exposure to large customers, including OpenAI, add to those concerns. Oracle stock has become a bargain, but a risky pattern has emerged
• Negative Sentiment: Billionaire investor Steve Cohen reportedly chose Broadcom over Oracle as his preferred AI stock, a comparison that may reinforce concerns that ORCL’s upside depends on longer-dated execution rather than immediate AI monetization. Broadcom or Oracle: Billionaire Steve Cohen Loads Up on One Top AI Stock

Oracle Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $142.05 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $145.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $160.71. The firm has a market cap of $409.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.37, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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. On average, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.

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.