FSA Advisors Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

FSA Advisors Inc. reduced its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 91.0% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,634 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 26,686 shares during the quarter. FSA Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $387,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Oracle by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 19.2% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,556,000 after purchasing an additional 8,530 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ORCL. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.27.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $126.48 on Friday. 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 $364.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.69, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.72. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $177.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $169.46. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $121.50 and a 1-year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly 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. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. The business’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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued 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 1.6%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 34.31%.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain bullish, arguing Oracle’s huge cloud backlog could eventually translate into much stronger revenue and that the stock may be oversold after its steep decline. Oracle Stock Crash Erases $213 Billion from Billionaire Founder Larry Ellison’s Net Worth
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s database and multicloud AI businesses continue to show strong growth momentum, suggesting the long-term AI demand story is still intact. Can Oracle’s Database Business Sustain Long-Term Margins?
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary from Jim Cramer and other market writers added to the volatility, with some calling Oracle a cautionary tale while others argued the selloff may be overdone. Jim Cramer Says Oracle Is “Going Down” and Avoid Every Liquor Stock. Here’s What He’d Buy Instead
• Negative Sentiment: New Mexico blocked the pipeline for Oracle’s 2.5 GW data-center project, increasing the chance of delays and adding uncertainty to its AI infrastructure expansion. New Mexico Blocks Pipeline for Oracle’s (ORCL) 2.5 GW Data Center Project
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried Oracle’s AI spending spree is being financed with too much debt, pushing the company’s credit profile close to junk territory. Oracle’s (ORCL) AI Spending Spree Pushes Its Credit Rating Near Junk
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s stock has also been hit by broader articles emphasizing that the company is falling fast as markets question whether the AI growth story can justify the spending and financing risks. Oracle Stock Slides To 52-Week Low Amid AI Spending Fears

Oracle Company 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.