University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. Takes Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 5,984 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,166,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Oracle by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Oracle by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,216,915 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after buying an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,286,953,000 after buying an additional 495,146 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on ORCL shares. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday. UBS Group upped their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.

Oracle Stock Up 4.3%

Oracle stock opened at $192.11 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $177.73. The company has a market cap of $552.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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. Research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Key Oracle News

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

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.