Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab

Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab grew its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 21.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 299,155 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,609 shares during the quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Oracle were worth $43,841,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $1,911,930,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Oracle by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after buying an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Oracle by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its stake in Oracle by 882.3% in the fourth 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. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s record cloud backlog, expanding partnerships—including deeper integration with Amazon Web Services—and stronger guidance support the case that the company is transitioning from a legacy database provider into a major AI infrastructure and hyperscale cloud player. Should You Buy Oracle Stock Despite Its Big AI Data Center Bet?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle raised its dividend to $2 per share, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase. The payout is viewed as relatively safe for now, providing some support for income-oriented investors despite heavy AI spending. Oracle Just Raised Its Dividend for a 12th Straight Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large, long-dated call-option activity may indicate that institutional investors see value in Oracle’s depressed valuation, although the trades could also involve covered-call strategies rather than outright bullish bets. Huge Unusual Long-Dated Call Options in Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s approximately $165 billion AI data-center expansion faces another energy and pipeline roadblock in New Mexico. Delays in securing sufficient power raise questions about project timing, execution and the pace at which planned capacity can generate revenue. Oracle Stock Falls as Its AI Data Center Hits Another Pipeline Roadblock
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly concerned that AI infrastructure spending is consuming cash faster than Oracle can generate it. The company has increased borrowing substantially alongside other technology companies, adding balance-sheet and interest-rate risk while pressuring free cash flow and potentially the long-term safety of its dividend. AI’s Half-Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Binge
• Negative Sentiment: Broader rotation away from software stocks and concern over the sustainability of the AI trade have added selling pressure, as investors favor chipmakers and other direct AI beneficiaries. Oracle, Software Stocks Fall as AI Trade Seesaws

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, June 5th. Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wedbush decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.97.

Insider Activity

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

Oracle Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $142.67 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $147.34 and a 200-day moving average of $161.05. The firm has a market cap of $410.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $114.50 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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 yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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.