Cynosure Group LLC Acquires New Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cynosure Group LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,847 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $945,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. 71 West Capital Partners purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,662,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,166,000. Ogborne Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 236.3% in the fourth quarter. Ogborne Capital Management LLC now owns 184,985 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $36,055,000 after purchasing an additional 129,985 shares during the last quarter. Sienna Gestion grew its stake in Oracle by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Sienna Gestion now owns 49,317 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $9,677,000 after purchasing an additional 1,458 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Silvant Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Silvant Capital Management LLC now owns 25,864 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,041,000 after purchasing an additional 3,848 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on ORCL. Wedbush cut their target price on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 9th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Three equities 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target on Oracle after the Q4 report, adding to bullish analyst sentiment and supporting the stock’s rebound. DA Davidson Boosts Oracle (ORCL) Price Target Following Q4 Report
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported backlog and new federal cloud win suggest durable demand for its AI and cloud offerings, which bulls see as a reason the recent pullback may have been overdone. Oracle Is (ORCL) Down Despite Revealing $638 Billion Worth Of Orders, Is The Market Wrong On This One?
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles pointed to Oracle’s AI pricing model as a potentially helpful way to make customer spending more predictable, which could improve adoption of its AI services. Oracle CEO Says Token Billing Model Helps Firms Control AI Costs. What That Actually Means for ORCL Stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s stock has also been helped by a broader market move lower in yields, which can support growth and software names, but this is a macro-driven factor rather than company-specific news. Why Are Oracle (ORCL) Shares Soaring Today
• Negative Sentiment: Despite strong results, investors remain concerned about Oracle’s heavy capital spending and the need to raise additional funding for its AI buildout, which pressured the shares after earnings. Oracle’s Q4 Double Beat Shouldn’t Have Sent Shares Down By 10%. What Spooked Investors?
• Negative Sentiment: Several analysts trimmed price targets after the selloff, signaling caution around margin pressure, capex uncertainty, and the stock’s recent volatility. Oracle Stock Collapse Hits Larry Ellison’s Wealth: Co-Founder Moves To Fifth Place, Behind Jeff Bezos

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $192.11 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $185.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $177.73. The firm has a market cap of $552.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior 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, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

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.