Signet Private Wealth LLC Invests $1.15 Million in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Signet Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 5,888 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,148,000. Oracle comprises 1.1% of Signet Private Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.8% in 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 last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Oracle by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,866,075 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,507,727,000 after purchasing an additional 927,618 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Mizuho set a $320.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $160.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Arete Research set a $255.00 target price on Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $273.08.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction 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 trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle posted record Q4 results, beating expectations on EPS and revenue while raising forward guidance, which confirms strong demand for its cloud and AI infrastructure. Oracle beats fourth-quarter revenue estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud momentum remained exceptional, with cloud infrastructure revenue reportedly up sharply and remaining performance obligations jumping to a much larger backlog, suggesting a deep pipeline of future business. Oracle Announces Record Q4 and FY 2026 Results Driven by Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Applications
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also won a U.S. government contract to provide government-wide HR software, adding another positive catalyst for its cloud and software businesses. Oracle awarded US government contract to provide government-wide HR software
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts entered the print expecting strong AI-driven results, so the quarter may have been “good enough” rather than a major upside surprise, which can limit the stock reaction. Oracle Just Delivered a Record-Breaking Quarter, Complete with a Beat and Raise. So Why Is the Stock Falling?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried Oracle’s AI buildout will require far more spending, with reports pointing to a roughly $40 billion fundraising plan and much higher capital expenditures to fund data center expansion. Oracle plans to raise $40bn for data centre build-out
• Negative Sentiment: The market is also questioning whether Oracle’s rapid AI growth can translate into attractive free cash flow, with debt and spending concerns weighing on sentiment. Oracle’s stock slides after earnings, as the steep price of AI spooks investors

Oracle Stock Down 2.3%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $201.04 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $183.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $177.98. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $578.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.09, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 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 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.09 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

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.