Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 17.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 318,365 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 46,713 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $46,835,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its holdings in Oracle by 882.3% during the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after purchasing an additional 4,482,934 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd lifted its position in Oracle by 1,605.7% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,976,441 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $775,048,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743,314 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group raised their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $144.27 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $415.57 billion, a PE ratio of 24.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $183.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $172.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company 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 posted $1.70 earnings per share. The firm’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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle and IMSA announced Oracle as a founding partner of IMSA Labs, launching the Oracle Cloud Innovation Studio to support real-time data, edge computing, and startup innovation in motorsports. Oracle Joins IMSA Labs as Founding Partner to Accelerate AI and Motorsport Innovation
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports highlighted Oracle’s huge cloud backlog and AI infrastructure exposure, with analysts and commentators arguing the stock may be undervalued relative to its future earnings and AI-driven growth potential. Oracle’s (ORCL) Has An Enormous Backlog Concentration Risk. Here’s How Healthcare AI Push Could Help Diversify Away
• Positive Sentiment: Technical coverage suggested Oracle may be oversold and sitting at support levels, which traders viewed as a possible setup for a rebound. Stock Of The Day: Will Oracle Rebound?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle also launched a racing-focused Cloud Innovation Studio with IMSA, adding another visibility-building customer and ecosystem win, but the direct financial impact appears limited for now. Market Trends and Investment Opportunities in the U.S. Data Center Market, 2026-2031, Featuring 213 IT & Support Infrastructure Providers and Contractors
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern remains focused on Oracle’s heavy debt load and the risk that its AI/data-center spending takes time to convert into cash flow, after S&P downgraded the company’s issuer rating to BBB-. Oracle stock shrugs off S&P downgrade to ’BBB-’, but $160B debt shadow looms
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple articles also warned that Oracle’s backlog is concentrated among a few large customers, creating execution and collection risk if hyperscale demand slows or customers delay commitments.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.