Kingsview Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 151,984 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $22,273,000.
Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at $23,445,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth $261,000. 49 Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at $1,125,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt purchased a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,585,000. Finally, Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,145,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle 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 approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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.
Oracle News Roundup
- 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
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Morgan Stanley reissued a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Arete Research set a $255.00 target price on Oracle and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.
View Our Latest Analysis on ORCL
Oracle Trading Down 0.5%
Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $151.11 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $140.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $160.60. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $435.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.92, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for 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%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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. On average, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared 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 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.
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.
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