5,338 Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Bokf Na

Key Points

• Bokf Na increased its Oracle stake by 6.5% in the third quarter, purchasing 5,338 shares and bringing its holdings to 86,975 shares valued at approximately $11.9 million. Institutional investors collectively own 42.44% of Oracle.
• Analyst sentiment remains favorable, with 36 Buy ratings, nine Holds and one Sell; Oracle has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $248.07.
• Oracle’s growth outlook is driven by AI and cloud demand, including a projected fiscal 2030 revenue target of at least $225 billion, but investors remain concerned about heavy data-center spending, leverage and the need to convert its backlog into cash flow.

Bokf Na raised its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 6.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 86,975 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after buying an additional 5,338 shares during the period. Bokf Na's holdings in Oracle were worth $11,942,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at $1,911,930,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $625,454,000. Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $186,175,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Oracle by 23.3% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,633,070 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $534,461,000 after buying an additional 685,570 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $94,955,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on ORCL. President Capital decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $300.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, September 11th. KeyCorp set a $285.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 11th. Thirty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $248.07.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Stephen Rusckowski bought 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 25,390 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. The trade was a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle set an ambitious fiscal 2030 outlook of at least $225 billion in revenue, implying more than 35% average annual growth from fiscal 2026. Management also projected a non-GAAP operating margin of at least 40% and non-GAAP EPS of at least $21. Oracle Investor Day 2026
• Positive Sentiment: The company expects to become free-cash-flow positive during the second half of fiscal 2028 and generate more than $30 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2029. The targets helped ease concerns that the AI buildout would require continuously rising external financing. Oracle AI cash flow outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reaffirmed fiscal 2027 expectations, including at least $90 billion of revenue and $8.10 of adjusted EPS, while highlighting a large cloud backlog and accelerating demand for AI infrastructure. Oracle fiscal 2030 forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Recent partnerships broaden Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s AI offering. Oracle is adding OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Codex to its applications, Google TPUs and Nvidia hardware to OCI, and Snowflake and Cerebras services to its cloud ecosystem. Oracle expands AI cloud lineup
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s planned FedRAMP Class D certification could expand multicloud AI database services into U.S. government and other regulated workloads, adding a potential source of long-term demand. Oracle government cloud expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors remain focused on execution: Oracle must convert its substantial AI backlog into revenue and cash flow while maintaining margins and limiting additional borrowing.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and bond investors have questioned whether Oracle’s data-center expansion will require additional capital, with financing costs, elevated leverage and massive capital expenditures remaining important risks. Oracle spending concerns

Oracle Stock Performance

Oracle stock opened at $144.46 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $436.80 billion, a PE ratio of 22.64, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $281.62. The company's 50-day moving average is $142.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.85.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation NYSE: ORCL is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company's offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.

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