Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC Buys New Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 159,979 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $23,445,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 290.9% in the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays upped their price target on Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a "mixed" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $263.97.

Oracle Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $151.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market cap of $435.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.72. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $140.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.60.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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%.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup placed Oracle on a 90-day “positive catalyst watch,” arguing that the recent selloff was excessive and that strong AI-cloud demand, a large backlog and upcoming earnings could drive a rebound. The view helped improve sentiment toward the stock. Investors Are Missing Oracle’s AI Boom. Citi Says Buy.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly bullish, with one report citing a Strong Buy consensus and substantial potential upside. Other analysts and investors highlighted Oracle’s cloud infrastructure scale, AI exposure and improving growth prospects. Most Active Stocks: Oracle Tops List with 71% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Management Suites, reinforcing the competitiveness of its Fusion Cloud SCM products and enterprise-software portfolio. Oracle Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle has rallied about 18% over the past month from a deeply depressed level, but commentary questions whether the rebound represents a durable leadership position compared with other cloud stocks. September earnings are viewed as the next major test. Oracle Just Rallied 18% in a Month
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to debate whether Oracle can convert its sizable order book into revenue quickly enough. The company’s roughly $55.7 billion data-center buildout, elevated leverage and reported payroll reductions raise questions about funding, execution and future margins. Oracle Capex Funding and Debt

Insider Activity at Oracle

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

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.

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