Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. Acquires Shares of 15,313 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 15,313 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,014,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Planning Center Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 142.2% in the fourth quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 4.6% in the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,825,000 after purchasing an additional 3,584 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 870.0% in the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 671,452 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $128,012,000 after purchasing an additional 602,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stevens Capital Management LP increased its stake in Oracle by 348.1% in the fourth quarter. Stevens Capital Management LP now owns 48,587 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $9,470,000 after purchasing an additional 37,744 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $150.32 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $149.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $161.46. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $432.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.78, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle’s 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, June 5th. CLSA began coverage on Oracle in a report on Monday, July 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.97.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle and Amazon Web Services expanded their long-term collaboration, with Oracle AI Database@AWS now available in 22 AWS regions. The offering includes Exadata-class performance and pay-per-use pricing, potentially accelerating enterprise cloud migrations and AI-related revenue. Oracle and AWS Deepen Strategic Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: A multiyear partnership with Quantinuum will bring quantum-computing capabilities to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Although an early-stage opportunity, the deal broadens Oracle’s AI and cloud growth narrative and helped support investor interest. Quantinuum’s Cloud Deal With Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with revenue rising 20.6% year over year and earnings surpassing consensus estimates. However, investors remain focused on whether growth can offset the capital requirements of Oracle’s AI infrastructure buildout.
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical coverage has identified the 50-day moving average as an important support or resistance level. This may encourage short-term trading activity but does not materially change the company’s fundamental outlook. Oracle Crossed Above the 50-Day Moving Average
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Oracle is considering additional layoffs have heightened concerns about cash flow and operating pressure as the company funds aggressive AI data-center expansion. The spending is also increasing leverage and debt-servicing risk. Oracle Weighs Another Round of Job Cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Credit-downgrade concerns, higher bond-insurance costs and Oracle’s substantial debt burden are fueling fears that AI investment could strain its balance sheet. These concerns are the primary reason behind the recent sell-off. Oracle Junk Bond Fears and Debt Surge
• Negative Sentiment: Investor Michael Burry reportedly increased his short position in Oracle, arguing that excess AI-computing capacity could emerge by 2028. The high-profile bearish call adds pressure to a stock already facing skepticism about AI valuations and spending returns. Michael Burry Doubles Down on Oracle Shorts

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.