Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Buys 16,838 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Ameritas Advisory Services increased its Oracle stake by 90.3% in the second quarter, acquiring 16,838 shares for a total holding of 35,477 shares valued at approximately $5.2 million.
• Oracle reported quarterly earnings of $2.11 per share and revenue of $19.18 billion, exceeding analyst estimates, while revenue increased 20.6% year over year. The company also maintains a $0.50 quarterly dividend, equivalent to a 1.3% annual yield.
• Investor sentiment remains broadly positive, with analysts assigning a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $261.68, though concerns persist over heavy AI infrastructure spending, free cash flow, financing needs, and a possible dependence on major customers such as OpenAI.

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 90.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 35,477 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after acquiring an additional 16,838 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $5,199,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm's 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Stock Down 0.1%

ORCL stock opened at $158.65 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $114.50 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The company has a market cap of $456.99 billion, a PE ratio of 27.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.74. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $139.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $160.34.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle's revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. 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 anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure opportunity continues to improve. The company is positioning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a major GPU-as-a-Service provider, and analysts see strong demand for its available computing capacity. Morgan Stanley recently raised its price target, while technical indicators and several analysts point to potential upside. Oracle’s AI Earnings Story Is Improving, but the Cash Flow Test Remains
• Positive Sentiment: A reported multi-year collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise could bring HPE Juniper networking equipment into Oracle’s AI data centers. HPE also issued warrants to Oracle in connection with a reported infrastructure deal, potentially strengthening Oracle’s ability to expand its AI capacity. Oracle Is Putting HPE Juniper Gear Into Its AI Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported $638 billion backlog and discussions of a large OpenAI cloud arrangement highlight potentially powerful future revenue growth if the company can convert bookings into sales. Analysts expect quarterly revenue growth of roughly 28% and options markets imply a sizable post-earnings move. Oracle earnings: AI growth, OpenAI deal and $20 billion funding plan
• Neutral Sentiment: The upcoming earnings release is the immediate catalyst. Investors will focus on AI-cloud growth, backlog conversion, capital spending, free cash flow, and management’s outlook; options pricing indicates the results could produce significant volatility. Oracle Stock Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: The central concern is whether AI revenue will arrive quickly enough to justify Oracle’s heavy infrastructure spending. Analysts warn that access to capital and computing capacity—not customer demand—could constrain growth, while free cash flow remains a key test for the investment case.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle may become increasingly dependent on OpenAI and a small number of large AI customers. Reports of a potential $20 billion equity raise also raise dilution and financing concerns, while the stock’s sharp decline from its high and history of lengthy recoveries are weighing on sentiment. Oracle’s Biggest AI Risk May No Longer Be Spending

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Wedbush cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price target on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $261.68.

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.

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