10,818 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Purchased by Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 10,818 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,585,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth approximately $625,454,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 8.7% during the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 79,008 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,579,000 after buying an additional 6,296 shares during the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its holdings in Oracle by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,928,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares in the last quarter. Planning Center Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 142.2% during the fourth quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,243,000 after buying an additional 3,743 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Oracle by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,825,000 after buying an additional 3,584 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wedbush dropped their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.

Oracle Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $151.11 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $435.27 billion, a PE ratio of 25.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.72. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $140.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $160.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly 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. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup placed Oracle on a 90-day “positive catalyst watch,” arguing that the recent selloff was excessive and that strong AI-cloud demand, a large backlog and upcoming earnings could drive a rebound. The view helped improve sentiment toward the stock. Investors Are Missing Oracle’s AI Boom. Citi Says Buy.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly bullish, with one report citing a Strong Buy consensus and substantial potential upside. Other analysts and investors highlighted Oracle’s cloud infrastructure scale, AI exposure and improving growth prospects. Most Active Stocks: Oracle Tops List with 71% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Management Suites, reinforcing the competitiveness of its Fusion Cloud SCM products and enterprise-software portfolio. Oracle Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle has rallied about 18% over the past month from a deeply depressed level, but commentary questions whether the rebound represents a durable leadership position compared with other cloud stocks. September earnings are viewed as the next major test. Oracle Just Rallied 18% in a Month
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to debate whether Oracle can convert its sizable order book into revenue quickly enough. The company’s roughly $55.7 billion data-center buildout, elevated leverage and reported payroll reductions raise questions about funding, execution and future margins. Oracle Capex Funding and Debt

Insider Activity

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.