Saturna Capital Corp Sells 318,257 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Saturna Capital Corp decreased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 33.7% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 625,467 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 318,257 shares during the period. Oracle comprises 1.3% of Saturna Capital Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Saturna Capital Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $92,012,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed 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.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho said Oracle still offers one of the most attractive risk/reward setups in its coverage, highlighting sizable upside potential and supporting the recent rebound in the stock. ORCL Stock Gains Nearly 4% — Why Mizuho Sees 164% Upside Despite Oracle’s 38% YTD Slump
• Positive Sentiment: Several notes say Oracle is technically oversold after a sharp drop, suggesting the selling pressure may be exhausted and a trend reversal could be starting. Oracle (ORCL) Loses 30.7% in 4 Weeks, Here’s Why a Trend Reversal May be Around the Corner
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive on Oracle’s long-term AI and cloud outlook, citing its massive backlog as a possible offset to short-term balance-sheet worries. Oracle’s Credit Risk Nears an 18-Year High: Can AI Backlog Save Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market commentary says the AI/momentum selloff may be nearing its end, which could help Oracle if investors rotate back into beaten-down cloud and semiconductor names. Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Price Forecast: Can Oversold Conditions Fuel a Powerful Rebound?
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern remains high over Oracle’s heavy AI spending, rising debt, and dependence on a concentrated set of AI customers, which has pushed credit risk to an 18-year high and weighed on the shares. Oracle Is One Step From Junk—Can It Afford the AI Boom?
• Negative Sentiment: Wisconsin’s decision to uphold a collateral requirement tied to Oracle’s AI data-center plans added to funding worries and reinforced concerns that the company may need substantial capital to support its buildout. Oracle Faces $7 Billion Wisconsin Collateral Bill

Oracle Stock Up 4.7%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $127.13 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $120.03 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $168.27. The company has a market cap of $366.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.72. 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 issued 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. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. Oracle’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company 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 $0.50 dividend. 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 payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. 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 report on Thursday, June 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.03.

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.