Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stake Increased by Brighton Jones LLC

Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 37.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 133,240 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,044 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $18,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 123,294 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Oracle by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,251,059 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,949,363,000 after acquiring an additional 384,984 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in Oracle by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,447,648,000 after acquiring an additional 144,087 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Oracle by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,586,492 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,262,827,000 after acquiring an additional 147,048 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its position in Oracle by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 8,516,878 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,248,148,000 after acquiring an additional 81,700 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 25,390 shares in the company, valued at $3,538,096.50. The trade was a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,762,956.90. This represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $115.96 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $109.21 and a 1-year high of $250.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $350.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.79. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $139.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $155.40.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. Equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 31.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ORCL. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $280.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 price target (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Melius Research set a $170.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Thursday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $249.27.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle received the strongest valuation grade among seven major technology companies in a comparison following the sector selloff, potentially drawing interest from investors looking for relative value. Article: Oracle beats Microsoft and Amazon on a key Wall Street metric
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate to $6.63 from $6.73, but kept its Sector Outperform rating and $205 price target. The estimate cut tempers, but does not reverse, the analyst’s positive stance. Article: Scotiabank revises Oracle EPS estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual stockholder meeting is scheduled for November 18; the announcement did not identify a new business or earnings development. Article: Oracle’s annual meeting of stockholders
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly winding down its arrangement to rent AI computing capacity from Oracle. The news adds to concern that major customers may reassess AI infrastructure spending and could weigh on expectations for Oracle’s cloud growth. Article: Microsoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacity
• Negative Sentiment: Broader doubts about the AI data-center build-out are also pressuring sentiment. Reports cite possible changes to OpenAI’s capacity plans, political scrutiny of data-center construction, and debt tied to a Stargate project—risks that could challenge the expected returns on Oracle’s substantial infrastructure investment. Article: OpenAI weighs smaller data-center plans

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation is a technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud services, and enterprise applications. Its products help organizations manage data, run business operations, and build and deploy applications.

Oracle’s offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and cloud-based applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain management, and customer experience. The company also provides software support, consulting, and related services.

Founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories, Oracle serves businesses and public-sector organizations across geographies worldwide.