Moore Capital Management LP Takes $3.80 Million Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Moore Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 25,900 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,796,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Two Sigma Securities LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth approximately $12,531,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 71.5% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 109,275 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,014,000 after buying an additional 45,549 shares during the period. GTS Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 326.3% in the 2nd quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 109,474 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $16,043,000 after acquiring an additional 83,793 shares in the last quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 74.8% in the 2nd quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 58,708 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,604,000 after acquiring an additional 25,116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Management Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 8,694 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on ORCL. CLSA assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, July 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. DA Davidson raised their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.97.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI opportunity remains a major potential catalyst. One analysis highlights the company’s large AI-related bookings and its position as a beneficiary of Nvidia’s expanding technology ecosystem, while another reports that Erste Group Bank raised its FY2028 EPS estimates. Nvidia Changes Everything, Says Top Investor About Oracle Stock FY2028 EPS Estimates for Oracle Boosted by Erste Group Bank
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health is expanding its Clinical AI Agent in the United States to support professional-fee coding, real-time dictation and chart review. Integrating these tools with Oracle’s cloud and AI stack could strengthen its role in mission-critical healthcare systems and support longer-term cloud growth. Is Oracle Using Healthcare AI to Quietly Redefine Its Core Cloud Strategy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle was identified as a key vendor in blockchain and 5G-edge technology, and was included among suppliers expected to benefit from growth in the inventory-control software market. These reports point to addressable-market opportunities but do not provide a new financial forecast or contract announcement. Oracle Is Named a Key Vendor in Blockchain and 5G Edge
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Oracle’s spending to build AI capacity will arrive before the associated revenue. Record bookings may take time to convert into sales, potentially pressuring cash flow, margins and near-term earnings. The Bill for Oracle’s AI Build Arrived Before the Revenue
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary describing Oracle as a potential chronic underperformer, along with comparisons showing weakness versus the broader market, added to the cautious tone. The company’s upcoming earnings report is therefore viewed as an important catalyst capable of producing a sizable move. Oracle May Remain a Chronic Underperformer Oracle at a Crossroads: Big Earnings Could Trigger a Massive Swing

Oracle Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $149.43 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a market capitalization of $430.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.63, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $140.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $160.55.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. 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 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.