Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Buys Shares of 595,228 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 595,228 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $87,231,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,916,026,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216,915 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,328,754,000 after acquiring an additional 665,374 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 29.3% in 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 acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Oracle by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,286,953,000 after purchasing an additional 495,146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,336,031,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Scotiabank reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. 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 report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wedbush cut 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.97.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $151.82 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.67. 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 company has a market cap of $437.33 billion, a PE ratio of 26.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $114.50 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released 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 firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citi calls the selloff a buying opportunity: Citi placed Oracle on a 90-day “positive catalyst watch,” arguing that excessive selling has discounted much of the bad news. The firm cited strong AI-cloud demand and potential catalysts from upcoming earnings and Oracle’s investor day, supporting the rebound in ORCL. Citi Says It’s Time to Buy the Dip on Oracle Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Large VA health-record contract expansion: Oracle Health’s electronic-health-record agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was expanded by a potential $17 billion. The deal increases Oracle’s long-term government revenue opportunity and strengthens its position in digital healthcare infrastructure. Oracle Secures $17 Billion VA Contract Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud supply-chain recognition: Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant and ranked first in several use cases. The recognition may help Oracle win additional enterprise cloud customers. Oracle Named a Leader by Gartner
• Positive Sentiment: AI-sector momentum: Broader strength in AI stocks, helped by Nvidia-related optimism, added support to Oracle as investors reassessed its cloud and data-center growth prospects. Oracle Stock Has Bottomed?
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings remain the key test: Analysts point to Oracle’s sizable AI-related backlog and forthcoming earnings as potential breakout catalysts, but the stock’s recovery depends on whether revenue growth, bookings and guidance validate the infrastructure investment story. Oracle Is Ready to Explore
• Negative Sentiment: Funding and cost concerns persist: Reports that Oracle is asking managers to reduce payroll while funding a roughly $55.7 billion buildout highlight execution, debt and cash-flow risks. Oracle’s elevated debt-to-equity ratio could amplify investor sensitivity to financing costs and AI infrastructure spending. Oracle Capex Funding and Debt

Oracle 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.