Czech National Bank Acquires 21,173 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Czech National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 482,993 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 21,173 shares during the period. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Oracle were worth $70,783,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Norges Bank bought a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 882.3% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $972,798,000 after buying an additional 4,482,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 1,605.7% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,976,441 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $775,048,000 after buying an additional 3,743,314 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s cloud ERP and database businesses remain important growth drivers, supporting the company’s long-term expansion outlook. Oracle: Cloud ERP And Oracle Database Software Driving Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a joint electronic health-record rollout with Ontario hospitals Baycrest and Sunnybrook, adding to evidence of demand for its healthcare technology. Oracle Lands Joint Ontario Hospital EHR Rollout
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain broadly bullish despite Oracle’s weak performance over the past year, while recent quarterly results showed revenue growth of 20.6% and earnings above consensus estimates. Do Wall Street Analysts Like Oracle Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s quarterly dividend payment highlights its shareholder-return profile, but the $0.50-per-share payout is unlikely to materially change the near-term trading outlook. Larry Ellison Dividend Article
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns that debt-funded AI data-center investment could push Oracle’s credit rating toward junk status are the clearest fundamental overhang. Higher borrowing costs and leverage could reduce the value of future AI-related cash flows. Oracle AI Expansion and Credit Rating Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry has re-entered put positions on ORCL after previously closing an Oracle short, drawing attention to renewed bearish views on valuation, debt and execution risk. Michael Burry Re-enters Oracle Put Positions
• Negative Sentiment: A lower close across the major U.S. indexes amid uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz and upcoming jobs data is adding to risk-off pressure on technology stocks. U.S. Markets End Lower Amid Hormuz Uncertainty

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.97.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $143.43 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $159.80 and its 200-day moving average is $162.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $413.14 billion, a PE ratio of 24.60, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $114.50 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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 forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

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.