Empowered Funds LLC Raises Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 20.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 214,147 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,048 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $31,503,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. DDD Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,677,000. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board lifted its stake in Oracle by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the period. Planning Center Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 142.2% in the 4th quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,243,000 after acquiring an additional 3,743 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 42,616 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $8,306,000 after acquiring an additional 5,692 shares during the period. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 870.0% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 671,452 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $128,012,000 after purchasing an additional 602,230 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Up 4.4%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $120.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $345.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.58, a PEG ratio of 0.72 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $114.75 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $168.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $166.18.

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. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. 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, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on ORCL shares. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Wedbush decreased their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 11th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Scotiabank reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Arete Research set a $255.00 target price on shares of Oracle and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.03.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a Pentagon cloud and software contract with a $3.31 billion five-year base value and potential total value of nearly $7 billion over 10 years. The agreement strengthens Oracle’s position in government cloud computing and reinforces its AI-related growth strategy. A $7 Billion Reason to Buy Oracle Stock Now
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Nvidia could provide roughly $250 billion in financing or support for an OpenAI data-center buildout are boosting expectations for Oracle, which could benefit from the project’s cloud and infrastructure requirements. Nvidia and OpenAI Data Center Push
• Positive Sentiment: Falling interest rates are supporting high-growth technology stocks, while Oracle’s upcoming earnings report is expected to show double-digit year-over-year EPS growth. Oracle previously exceeded quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, with revenue rising 20.6% year over year. Tech Stocks Gap Higher as Rates Drop
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages maintain an average “Moderate Buy” recommendation, but investors are focused on whether Oracle can convert its large AI and defense pipeline into sustainable cash flow and earnings growth. Oracle Receives Moderate Buy Recommendation
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the Pentagon award, Oracle shares recently fell to a 52-week low and remain down more than 60% from their prior peak. Investors appear concerned that contract wins may not offset spending demands, elevated leverage and execution risks. Oracle Stock Plunged to a 52-Week Low
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s debt-to-equity ratio is 3.21, and one major customer may face difficulty meeting its obligations. That raises concerns about liquidity, customer concentration and the cost of financing its aggressive data-center expansion. Oracle Stock Down: Buying Opportunity or Falling Knife

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.