Argent Advisors Inc. Decreases Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Argent Advisors Inc. lessened its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 76.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,397 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,421 shares during the period. Argent Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $206,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the third quarter worth $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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. Also, 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is getting fresh support from analysts, with William Blair adding the stock to its Conviction List and KeyBanc reiterating confidence in Oracle’s AI cloud expansion. Both notes suggest investors may be underestimating the company’s growth runway in cloud infrastructure and AI-related spending. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Gains Momentum After Inclusion on William Blair’s Conviction List
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s recent product announcements, including Fusion Agentic Applications and Oracle Manager Edge, highlight continued AI integration across cloud software, which could help support future revenue growth and customer adoption. Oracle Helps Organizations Scale Effective Leadership with Oracle Manager Edge
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles say Oracle is attracting investor attention as a possible bargain after its sharp pullback, with commentary focused on valuation, cloud momentum, and the possibility of a longer-term rebound if execution stays strong. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Still Looks Like A Bargain As Its 5 Year Return Hits 89%
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is also facing investor concerns about the economics of its AI data-center buildout, including risks tied to profitability, capital spending, and free cash flow. That debate is weighing on sentiment even though cloud revenue growth remains strong. Oracle mulls AI data center-related risks, profitability in filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent coverage also points to Oracle’s sharp stock slide and a difficult stretch for the shares, suggesting the market is still worried about heavy AI infrastructure spending and its impact on near-term margins and cash flow. Oracle stock’s worst month since 1990: What’s breaking Larry Ellison’s empire?

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $143.20 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $134.57 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $412.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.56, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.72. The company’s 50 day moving average is $187.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $173.93. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during 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%. The company’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $268.27.

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.