Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Marks Group Wealth Management Inc

Marks Group Wealth Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 20.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 50,036 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,343 shares during the quarter. Marks Group Wealth Management Inc’s holdings in Oracle were worth $7,361,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DDD Partners LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,677,000. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its position in Oracle by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,928,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 917,304 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $178,001,000 after acquiring an additional 105,368 shares during the period. Planning Center Inc. lifted its stake in Oracle by 142.2% during the 4th quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after acquiring an additional 3,743 shares during the period. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 42,616 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,306,000 after acquiring an additional 5,692 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $132.35 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $127.60 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $381.24 billion, a PE ratio of 22.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.72. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $180.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $170.28.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reportedly leads AWS, Microsoft and Google in the race for a classified Japanese government cloud deal, a potential high-profile win that could boost credibility and future revenue. Oracle leads race to supply Japan with top-secret cloud services
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched an AI-native builder for Fusion Applications, extending its AI strategy deeper into enterprise workflows and potentially improving long-term cloud growth. Oracle Introduces AI-Native Builder Experience to Create and Run Agentic Applications in Oracle Fusion Applications
• Positive Sentiment: Loews Hotels expanded its Oracle OPERA Cloud rollout, adding another customer proof point for Oracle’s hospitality cloud platform. Oracle OPERA Cloud Central Implements Additional Systems to Further Loews Hotels Delivery of Exceptional Guest Experiences
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle remains a heavily watched AI stock, with several articles arguing the pullback may have created a value opportunity, but also highlighting that valuation and spending risks remain unresolved. Is Oracle (ORCL) Still Undervalued As AI Spending Tests Profits?
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary continues to focus on Oracle’s debt load, aggressive AI infrastructure spending and execution risk, which may be limiting the stock’s rebound despite strong backlog growth. Oracle: The Massive AI Backlog Won’t Save The Balance Sheet Yet
• Negative Sentiment: Recent pieces also warn that Oracle’s sharp selloff reflects investor concern over rising leverage and heavy capex tied to AI expansion. Oracle Stock Crashes to a 52-Week Low. Here’s Why It Might Be Time to Buy.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ORCL. Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.