MML Investors Services LLC Acquires 26,179 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 10.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 285,316 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,179 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $55,611,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.5% during the third quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,708,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its stake in Oracle by 1.0% in the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,403,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 1.5% in the third quarter. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC now owns 3,563 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,002,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verum Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 2,409 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $470,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were 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 approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Mizuho set a $320.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s latest quarter showed a double beat on revenue and earnings, and the company reported record remaining performance obligations of $638 billion, reinforcing its long-term cloud and AI growth story. Oracle Is (ORCL) Down Despite Revealing $638 Billion Worth Of Orders, Is The Market Wrong On This One?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is seeing renewed bullish commentary from analysts, with reports noting that BofA and Goldman Sachs remain constructive on the AI cloud infrastructure opportunity despite the recent pullback. Why Is Oracle Stock Surging On Monday?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle landed a new U.S. government contract for a human-resources platform, which bulls see as evidence that demand for its Fusion Cloud offerings remains strong. Oracle Is (ORCL) Down Despite Revealing $638 Billion Worth Of Orders, Is The Market Wrong On This One?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle continues to win enterprise adoption, including a new deployment by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health using Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, but this is more of a steady business update than a major stock catalyst. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Optimizes Operations and Patient Care with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s new AI pricing model and ongoing coverage on income/dividend appeal may support investor interest, but these items are unlikely to move the stock materially on their own. Is Oracle (ORCL) One of the Best S&P 500 Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports say the stock remains under pressure because investors are uneasy about Oracle’s heavy AI capex and the planned capital raise, which could dilute returns and weigh on near-term margins and cash flow. Oracle’s Stock Is Plummeting. Is This an Opportunity or a Red Flag?
• Negative Sentiment: Recent analyst target cuts, including from Wedbush and Scotiabank, suggest the market is still reassessing Oracle’s valuation after the selloff. Oracle Stock Has Shed More Than 20% in Just 5 Days. Bulls Are Hoping a New Federal Government Win Can Turn Things Around.

Oracle Trading Up 4.3%

NYSE ORCL opened at $192.11 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $552.52 billion, a PE ratio of 32.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $185.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $177.73.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 56.43%. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.31%.

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.