HighTower Advisors LLC Has $182.18 Million Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,243,136 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 28,890 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $182,182,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after acquiring an additional 768 shares in the last quarter. United Bank lifted its stake in Oracle by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,288,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its position in Oracle by 19.2% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,556,000 after acquiring an additional 8,530 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $158.65 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $456.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $139.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $160.31. 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 (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. Equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Oracle from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.68.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s expanded, multi-year partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) calls for HPE Juniper networking equipment, routing, switching and support across Oracle’s global AI data centers. The agreement reinforces expectations for gigawatt-scale infrastructure expansion and potentially makes Oracle’s massive cloud backlog more achievable. HPE and Oracle Deepen Networking Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are focused on Oracle’s reported $638 billion backlog and management’s target for roughly 58%–64% cloud growth. Converting more of that backlog into revenue would support the bullish view that AI contracts can accelerate Oracle’s cloud business. Oracle Jumps Before Its $638 Billion Backlog Faces Reality
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain constructive despite recent target reductions. Jefferies maintained a Buy rating with a $290 target, while RBC reaffirmed Sector Perform with a $190 target, leaving substantial potential upside based on the cited share price. Oracle Stock Could Be Software’s Next Big Winner
• Neutral Sentiment: Options markets imply Oracle could move about 11% or more after earnings, highlighting unusually high event risk. Investors want evidence that heavy AI infrastructure spending is producing durable revenue growth and improving cash generation. Oracle Stock Could Swing 11% on Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s investment program is weighing on financial quality: fiscal 2026 free cash flow was reported at negative $23.7 billion, leverage is elevated, and the company may require substantial additional financing. S&P’s BBB- rating and the prospect of higher interest rates increase sensitivity to borrowing costs.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have trimmed some fair-value estimates, reflecting concerns about capital expenditures, debt, earnings quality and whether Oracle’s backlog can be converted profitably. The September 10 report and forward spending guidance are therefore critical tests of the AI-cloud strategy. Oracle Stock Gets Fair Value Trim

Oracle 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.