IFM Investors Pty Ltd Has $65.51 Million Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

IFM Investors Pty Ltd grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 336,102 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,880 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for about 0.5% of IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. IFM Investors Pty Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $65,510,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 3.0% in the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,543 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $434,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Everest Management Corp. raised its holdings in Oracle by 0.9% in the third quarter. Everest Management Corp. now owns 5,265 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,481,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 0.5% in the third quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,708,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its holdings in Oracle by 1.0% in the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,403,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 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 posted record fiscal Q4 results, with revenue and EPS both beating estimates, and cloud infrastructure revenue surged as demand for AI-related capacity stayed strong.
• Positive Sentiment: The company reported a massive $638 billion remaining performance obligation backlog, signaling deep customer demand and a long runway for future revenue.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also won a $395.8 million U.S. Office of Personnel Management contract to modernize federal HR systems, adding a new government growth opportunity. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets or reiterated bullish ratings after the report, suggesting some on Wall Street still see upside despite the selloff.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are under pressure because Oracle said AI-related capital expenditures will be much higher than expected, with spending potentially reaching about $95 billion in fiscal 2027.
• Negative Sentiment: Management also signaled more debt and equity funding, including plans to raise roughly $40 billion, which raised concerns about leverage, dilution, and weaker free cash flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle warned that gross margins may step down as it ramps data-center buildout, adding to worries that strong AI growth may come with lower near-term profitability.

Oracle Stock Down 8.6%

ORCL stock opened at $184.03 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $183.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $177.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $529.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.74% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. The company’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. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Bank of America increased their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Wedbush decreased their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.