Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Lessened by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 137,453 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 7,762 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $18,872,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Foresight Capital Management Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth $29,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC raised its position in Oracle by 231.3% in the 3rd quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 222 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Markowski Investments acquired a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $32,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 11th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $155.00 to $110.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $248.41.

Oracle Stock Down 6.5%

Shares of ORCL opened at $130.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $141.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $157.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $394.60 billion, a PE ratio of 20.45, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.78. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $265.81.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, Director Stephen Rusckowski bought 25,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $139.35 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 25,390 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. This represents a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s investor-day outlook remains the main bullish catalyst. Management is targeting at least $225 billion in fiscal 2030 revenue, approximately $21 in fiscal 2030 EPS, and $30 billion in free cash flow by fiscal 2029. The company also reported exceptionally strong AI bookings and cloud backlog growth, suggesting demand for its AI infrastructure remains robust. Oracle Stock Forecast – Analysts React to Strong FY30 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle pledged to limit additional capital-market funding to approximately $20 billion through fiscal 2030, addressing concerns that its data-center expansion could require unrestrained borrowing and share issuance. Analysts including Bank of America, TD Cowen, and Piper Sandler have maintained bullish ratings and substantial price targets. Oracle Analyst Day Eases Funding Concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2027 guidance calls for $8.10 EPS, ahead of the $7.86 consensus, but the $90 billion revenue forecast is slightly below the $90.4 billion analyst estimate. This leaves investors focused on whether AI bookings convert into reported revenue and cash flow over the next two quarters. Oracle Just Told Investors What Many Already Knew
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s AI expansion has produced deeply negative free cash flow and required roughly $48 billion of debt and equity funding in fiscal 2026. Investors remain skeptical that the projected cash-flow turnaround will arrive quickly enough, particularly given Oracle’s debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle Caps New Capital Raising
• Negative Sentiment: Broader technology weakness and concerns about lower-than-expected big-tech capital spending have pressured AI infrastructure stocks. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s criticism of businesses dependent on leasing AI capacity to a small number of customers also raised questions about Oracle’s customer concentration and infrastructure economics. Satya Nadella Criticizes AI Capacity Rental Models

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company’s offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.