Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Sells 5,172 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC cut its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 28.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,062 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 5,172 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,914,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Harrell Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 6.6% in the second quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,841 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,761,000 after acquiring an additional 1,161 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Oracle by 33.6% during the 2nd quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 6,651 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $975,000 after purchasing an additional 1,672 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 12,421 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,820,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. World Equity Group Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $323,000. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 14.7% in the second quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 8,472 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,242,000 after buying an additional 1,083 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ORCL. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Scotiabank restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Two 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.97.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $156.31 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $151.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $161.68. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $450.25 billion, a PE ratio of 26.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AWS collaboration expands materially: Oracle AI Database@AWS is now available in 22 AWS regions, while the companies expanded their long-term agreement to accelerate enterprise customer migrations. Oracle also made Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure generally available, potentially broadening access through pay-per-use pricing. Oracle and AWS Deepen Strategic Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure momentum is supporting the stock: Coverage highlighted strong results and demand at neocloud companies CoreWeave and Nebius, reinforcing expectations for continued growth in AI workloads that could benefit Oracle’s cloud infrastructure business. Why Oracle Stock Just Jumped
• Positive Sentiment: Quantum-computing partnership adds a longer-term growth option: Oracle is integrating Quantinuum’s Helios quantum computer with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, alongside high-performance computing and GPU resources. The deal could strengthen Oracle’s hybrid AI and advanced-computing platform, though near-term revenue is uncertain. Quantinuum’s Cloud Deal With Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical conditions improved: ORCL crossed above its 50-day moving average, a short-term bullish signal, but remains below its 200-day average, indicating that the broader trend is not fully repaired. Oracle Crossed Above the 50-Day Moving Average
• Negative Sentiment: Cost and balance-sheet concerns remain: Reports say Oracle is considering another round of job cuts as it funds heavy AI infrastructure spending and manages elevated debt, raising questions about cash flow and execution. Oracle Weighs Another Round of Job Cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish positioning could pressure sentiment: Investor Michael Burry reportedly increased his short position in Oracle, arguing that AI-related valuations may reflect boom-cycle excesses. Michael Burry Doubles Down on Shorts

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.