Cache Advisors LLC Reduces Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cache Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 89.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 510 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,460 shares during the quarter. Cache Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $75,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Xponance Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $1,677,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 28.6% in the third quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $311,497,000 after purchasing an additional 246,243 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $14,928,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd grew its position in Oracle by 1,945.8% in the third quarter. KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd now owns 92,736 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $26,081,000 after acquiring an additional 88,203 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Wedbush decreased their target price on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.

Oracle Trading Down 5.8%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $165.00 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $190.13 and its 200 day moving average is $176.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $474.55 billion, a PE ratio of 28.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $134.57 and a 1 year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.31%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several recent articles argue the sell-off may be overdone, pointing to Oracle’s massive AI backlog, strong cloud demand, and the potential for backlog conversion to drive revenue and earnings over the next several years.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s healthcare AI expansion and Baystate Health partnership suggest continued adoption of Oracle Health products, which could support future cloud and software growth. Baystate Health and Oracle Health Expand Strategic Collaboration to Create a Connected and Patient-Centered Care Experience
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain divided, with some calling Oracle a buying opportunity while others say the stock is still digesting heavy AI spending, debt, and restructuring costs. Oracle workforce shrinks by about 13%
• Negative Sentiment: The job cuts and related $1.84 billion restructuring charge reinforce concerns that Oracle’s AI push is pressuring near-term profitability and cash flow, even as long-term growth hopes remain intact. Oracle shed 21,000 roles over the past year amid wave of AI layoffs from tech giants

Oracle Company 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.