Proficio Capital Partners LLC Invests $1.06 Million in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 7,228 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,059,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp boosted its position in Oracle by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,916,026,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216,915 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 worth $7,328,754,000 after acquiring an additional 665,374 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised 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 acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in 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 during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,336,031,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. DA Davidson increased their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.97.

Oracle Stock Up 2.9%

ORCL stock opened at $148.90 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $142.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $160.60. The company has a market cap of $428.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72. 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.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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. On average, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued 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 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup identifies a potential rebound. Citi initiated a 90-day positive catalyst watch, maintained its Buy rating and reiterated a $330 price target. The firm views Oracle’s roughly 50% decline as an unusually severe selloff and believes negative expectations are largely reflected in the stock, creating an opportunity ahead of upcoming results and the company’s late-October investor day. Oracle Stock Gained 3% on Wednesday, Technical Indicators Point to Further Upside
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand and backlog support the long-term bull case. Reports highlighted Oracle’s approximately $638 billion contracted backlog and its growing role in AI data-center infrastructure. Investors are weighing the potential for substantial future cloud revenue against the cost and timing of building the required capacity. Oracle Jumps as $638 Billion Backlog Outruns Cash Burn
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded a major U.S. government healthcare agreement. Oracle Health secured a potential $17 billion expansion of its Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health-record contract, increasing its exposure to a large, long-term public-sector customer. Oracle Secures $17 Billion VA Contract Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and industry factors are improving but remain uncertain. Technical indicators point to possible further upside, and Oracle’s Deutsche Bank technology conference presentation kept attention on its cloud and AI strategy. Still, broader software stocks remain highly volatile as momentum trading and uncertainty over AI economics amplify price swings. Momentum and Leveraged Trading Keep Software Stocks on a Roller Coaster
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI infrastructure spending remains the principal concern. Oracle must finance data-center construction before much of its contracted revenue is recognized, potentially pressuring near-term profits and free cash flow. Project delays and questions about the pace of AI monetization could limit the recovery if execution disappoints.

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.