14,332 Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Godsey & Gibb Inc.

Key Points

• Godsey & Gibb increased its Oracle stake by 9.7%, purchasing 14,332 shares to bring its holdings to 161,638 shares valued at approximately $22.2 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 42.44% of Oracle.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $251.72, despite some analysts lowering their targets.
• Oracle reported quarterly earnings and revenue above expectations, with revenue up 29.6% year over year, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share. The stock opened at $130.60, down 8.8%, while insiders reported both a major director purchase and additional insider selling.

Godsey & Gibb Inc. raised its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 9.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 161,638 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after purchasing an additional 14,332 shares during the period. Godsey & Gibb Inc.'s holdings in Oracle were worth $22,193,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sherman Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 5.5% during the first quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,054 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $155,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.3% in the first quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $654,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.8% during the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 7,836 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,153,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.4% during the first quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 14,203 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $2,089,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Finally, Gould Asset Management LLC CA lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.0% during the first quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 3,172 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $467,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citizens Jmp restated a "market outperform" rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Citigroup reiterated a "market outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Oracle from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 11th. UBS Group increased their price target on Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their price objective on Oracle from $155.00 to $110.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $251.72.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Stephen Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 25,390 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. The trade was a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123 in the last quarter. 38.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Trading Down 8.8%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $130.60 on Thursday. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $145.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $158.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $114.50 and a 1-year high of $322.54. The firm has a market cap of $394.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.47, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.78.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle's revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.73 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.35%.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong: Mizuho reaffirmed its “Outperform” rating and $320 price target, while other analysts maintained bullish views. Oracle’s $664 billion remaining performance obligations and expected cloud growth continue to support the long-term investment case. Wall Street analyst updates Oracle stock price target
• Positive Sentiment: Project Jupiter is progressing: Oracle proposed an electricity agreement with El Paso Electric and reaffirmed Bloom Energy’s role in powering the New Mexico AI data center campus. If completed, the project could support future cloud capacity and AI-related revenue. Why is Oracle stock gaining 4% today?
• Neutral Sentiment: Pipeline approval remains unresolved: Oracle urged federal regulators to expedite approval of a 17.8-mile natural-gas pipeline needed for Project Jupiter. Delays could postpone the data center’s launch, although approval would remove a significant execution bottleneck. Oracle urges FERC to expedite New Mexico gas pipeline for Project Jupiter
• Negative Sentiment: Hotter inflation pushed Treasury yields higher: September inflation data revived expectations for higher-for-longer interest rates, weighing on technology and AI stocks. Higher yields reduce the appeal of growth equities and raise Oracle’s financing costs. Stock Market Today, Oct. 14: Oracle Tumbles on Hotter CPI Data Lifting Treasury Yields
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI spending and balance-sheet risk: Oracle’s heavy capital expenditures have pushed free cash flow into negative territory, while a broader sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks—particularly after concerns about CoreWeave’s debt—raised worries about Oracle’s returns on costly data-center expansion. Will Rising Capex Weigh on Oracle’s Free Cash Flow Outlook?

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation NYSE: ORCL is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.

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