4,754 Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by BDF Gestion

BDF Gestion cut its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 11.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,481 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,754 shares during the period. BDF Gestion’s holdings in Oracle were worth $5,146,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 14,680,278 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,151,395,000 after purchasing an additional 123,294 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.0% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,251,059 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,949,363,000 after buying an additional 384,984 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.5% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,447,648,000 after buying an additional 144,087 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Oracle by 1.7% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,586,492 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,262,827,000 after buying an additional 147,048 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 1.0% during the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 8,516,878 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,248,148,000 after buying an additional 81,700 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s cloud business and remaining performance obligations continue to attract bullish attention. Its backlog reportedly reached $664 billion, up $209 billion year over year, suggesting substantial future revenue visibility if the company can deliver the contracted capacity. Oracle’s Real Growth Story Is Hiding in Its $664 Billion Backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts and investors view the sharp selloff as disconnected from Oracle’s underlying growth potential. The company’s expanding cloud operations, AI infrastructure exposure and relatively modest valuation could support a significant recovery if execution remains strong. Prediction: Oracle’s Next Chapter Could Be Huge for Shareholders
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also benefits from broader growth in real-world-evidence software, where it is listed among major industry participants. This is a smaller catalyst than cloud and AI but supports the company’s healthcare technology opportunity. North America Real World Evidence Solutions Market Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s latest reported quarter exceeded expectations, with earnings of $1.92 per share and revenue of $19.35 billion, while revenue grew 29.6% year over year. However, investors are focused more heavily on future cash generation and financing needs than on past results.
• Negative Sentiment: Credit-market pressure is intensifying: investors are paying more to insure against an Oracle default. That reflects concern that aggressive AI infrastructure investment, rising borrowing costs and execution risks could strain the balance sheet. Credit stress is threatening to unwind the AI bull
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle plans up to $70 billion of fiscal 2027 capital spending after roughly $48 billion in fiscal 2026, while free cash flow has been negative for six consecutive quarters. Data-center delays and higher funding costs are raising questions about whether AI growth will generate adequate returns. Prediction: Oracle Stock Trails the S&P 500 Through 2030
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle reduced projected emissions from its Project Jupiter data center by about 35% after regulatory and community concerns. Although environmentally constructive, the change highlights permitting and development risks surrounding its expansion plans. Oracle Could Be 33% Below Fair Value on Project Jupiter Emissions Cut

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $285.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, September 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $249.52.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL traded up $1.59 during trading on Monday, hitting $129.82. The stock had a trading volume of 11,664,651 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,413,053. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $145.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $158.78. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $289.24. The firm has a market cap of $392.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.78.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.73 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. The trade was a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. Corporate insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company’s offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.