Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock: Parallel Advisors LLC Reduces Stake

Parallel Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 6.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,224 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,330 shares during the quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $9,093,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Foresight Capital Management Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH purchased a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Markowski Investments purchased a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,956.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Stephen Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was acquired 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 directly owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,538,096.50. The trade was a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123 in the last 90 days. 38.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of ORCL opened at $115.96 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $109.21 and a 1 year high of $250.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $139.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $155.40. The firm has a market cap 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.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The business’s revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Robert W. Baird set a $215.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, October 29th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Yorkville Ives started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $249.27.

Oracle Company Profile

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.