Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Acquires 213,088 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2,240.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 222,600 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 213,088 shares during the period. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $43,492,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the third quarter worth $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Up 4.3%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $192.11 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $552.52 billion, a PE ratio of 32.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $134.57 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $185.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $177.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 56.43% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.70 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. Research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target on Oracle after the Q4 report, adding to bullish analyst sentiment and supporting the stock’s rebound. DA Davidson Boosts Oracle (ORCL) Price Target Following Q4 Report
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported backlog and new federal cloud win suggest durable demand for its AI and cloud offerings, which bulls see as a reason the recent pullback may have been overdone. Oracle Is (ORCL) Down Despite Revealing $638 Billion Worth Of Orders, Is The Market Wrong On This One?
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles pointed to Oracle’s AI pricing model as a potentially helpful way to make customer spending more predictable, which could improve adoption of its AI services. Oracle CEO Says Token Billing Model Helps Firms Control AI Costs. What That Actually Means for ORCL Stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s stock has also been helped by a broader market move lower in yields, which can support growth and software names, but this is a macro-driven factor rather than company-specific news. Why Are Oracle (ORCL) Shares Soaring Today
• Negative Sentiment: Despite strong results, investors remain concerned about Oracle’s heavy capital spending and the need to raise additional funding for its AI buildout, which pressured the shares after earnings. Oracle’s Q4 Double Beat Shouldn’t Have Sent Shares Down By 10%. What Spooked Investors?
• Negative Sentiment: Several analysts trimmed price targets after the selloff, signaling caution around margin pressure, capex uncertainty, and the stock’s recent volatility. Oracle Stock Collapse Hits Larry Ellison’s Wealth: Co-Founder Moves To Fifth Place, Behind Jeff Bezos

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating 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 research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $268.27.

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.