Fidelity National Financial Inc. Purchases New Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Fidelity National Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 104,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $15,241,000. Oracle comprises about 0.5% of Fidelity National Financial Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Oracle by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216,915 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Oracle by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 29.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,286,953,000 after purchasing an additional 495,146 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. CLSA began coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price objective on the stock. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, June 5th. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wedbush decreased their price objective 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.97.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s record cloud backlog, expanding partnerships—including deeper integration with Amazon Web Services—and stronger guidance support the case that the company is transitioning from a legacy database provider into a major AI infrastructure and hyperscale cloud player. Should You Buy Oracle Stock Despite Its Big AI Data Center Bet?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle raised its dividend to $2 per share, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase. The payout is viewed as relatively safe for now, providing some support for income-oriented investors despite heavy AI spending. Oracle Just Raised Its Dividend for a 12th Straight Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large, long-dated call-option activity may indicate that institutional investors see value in Oracle’s depressed valuation, although the trades could also involve covered-call strategies rather than outright bullish bets. Huge Unusual Long-Dated Call Options in Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s approximately $165 billion AI data-center expansion faces another energy and pipeline roadblock in New Mexico. Delays in securing sufficient power raise questions about project timing, execution and the pace at which planned capacity can generate revenue. Oracle Stock Falls as Its AI Data Center Hits Another Pipeline Roadblock
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly concerned that AI infrastructure spending is consuming cash faster than Oracle can generate it. The company has increased borrowing substantially alongside other technology companies, adding balance-sheet and interest-rate risk while pressuring free cash flow and potentially the long-term safety of its dividend. AI’s Half-Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Binge
• Negative Sentiment: Broader rotation away from software stocks and concern over the sustainability of the AI trade have added selling pressure, as investors favor chipmakers and other direct AI beneficiaries. Oracle, Software Stocks Fall as AI Trade Seesaws

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $142.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $410.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.47, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day moving average of $147.34 and a 200 day moving average of $161.05.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle’s 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.

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.