B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Buys 25,637 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 18.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 162,568 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after purchasing an additional 25,637 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Oracle were worth $23,824,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its stake 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 worth $14,916,026,000 after buying an additional 3,216,915 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Oracle by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $7,328,754,000 after acquiring an additional 665,374 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $5,286,953,000 after acquiring an additional 495,146 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth about $4,336,031,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure partnership: Oracle and HPE expanded their collaboration to deploy HPE Juniper Networking across Oracle’s AI data centers, supporting the company’s plans to scale infrastructure for gigawatt-level demand. HPE and Oracle Deepen Networking Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Large cloud backlog and bullish analyst views: Oracle’s remaining performance obligations reportedly reached $638 billion, up 363% year over year, providing substantial future-revenue visibility. Jefferies maintained a Buy rating while lowering its target to $290, saying much of the downside may already be reflected in the stock. Bernstein analyst Mark Moerdler also sees potential for a recovery toward Oracle’s prior high. Jefferies Oracle Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings catalyst scheduled: Oracle will release first-quarter fiscal 2027 results after the market closes on September 10 and host an investor webcast afterward. Investors will focus on cloud growth, AI bookings, capital expenditures, free cash flow and updated financing plans. Oracle First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Earnings Date
• Negative Sentiment: Spending and balance-sheet concerns remain the main overhang: Oracle’s AI buildout produced deeply negative free cash flow and required substantial debt and equity financing. Rising bond yields increase the cost of funding and make investors more cautious about whether backlog will convert into profitable revenue quickly enough. TD Cowen cut its target to $240 while retaining a Buy rating. TD Cowen Cuts Oracle Target
• Negative Sentiment: Potential regulatory and government-contract scrutiny: Oracle’s licensing practices are reportedly being examined by EU antitrust regulators, while Executive Chairman Larry Ellison is expected to face congressional questions regarding Oracle’s Veterans Affairs healthcare-technology contract. These developments could create reputational, legal or execution risks. Oracle Licensing Practices Under EU Scrutiny

Oracle Trading Up 3.1%

NYSE ORCL opened at $145.75 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a market capitalization of $419.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.74. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $139.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $160.36.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company's revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $284.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Stephens reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $261.61.

Oracle Company 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.

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