EJMK Ventures LLC Invests $571,000 in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

EJMK Ventures LLC bought a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 3,898 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $571,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $4,336,031,000. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in Oracle by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 882.3% during the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after purchasing an additional 4,482,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FIL Ltd increased its position in shares of Oracle by 1,605.7% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,976,441 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $775,048,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743,314 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ORCL. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.97.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle and Amazon Web Services expanded their long-term collaboration, with Oracle AI Database@AWS now available in 22 AWS regions. The offering includes Exadata-class performance and pay-per-use pricing, potentially accelerating enterprise cloud migrations and AI-related revenue. Oracle and AWS Deepen Strategic Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: A multiyear partnership with Quantinuum will bring quantum-computing capabilities to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Although an early-stage opportunity, the deal broadens Oracle’s AI and cloud growth narrative and helped support investor interest. Quantinuum’s Cloud Deal With Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with revenue rising 20.6% year over year and earnings surpassing consensus estimates. However, investors remain focused on whether growth can offset the capital requirements of Oracle’s AI infrastructure buildout.
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical coverage has identified the 50-day moving average as an important support or resistance level. This may encourage short-term trading activity but does not materially change the company’s fundamental outlook. Oracle Crossed Above the 50-Day Moving Average
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Oracle is considering additional layoffs have heightened concerns about cash flow and operating pressure as the company funds aggressive AI data-center expansion. The spending is also increasing leverage and debt-servicing risk. Oracle Weighs Another Round of Job Cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Credit-downgrade concerns, higher bond-insurance costs and Oracle’s substantial debt burden are fueling fears that AI investment could strain its balance sheet. These concerns are the primary reason behind the recent sell-off. Oracle Junk Bond Fears and Debt Surge
• Negative Sentiment: Investor Michael Burry reportedly increased his short position in Oracle, arguing that excess AI-computing capacity could emerge by 2028. The high-profile bearish call adds pressure to a stock already facing skepticism about AI valuations and spending returns. Michael Burry Doubles Down on Oracle Shorts

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $150.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $114.50 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $149.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $161.60. The company has a market capitalization of $432.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.