BNP Paribas Decreases Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• BNP Paribas reduced its Oracle position by 14.9% in the second quarter, selling 6,697 shares and retaining 38,116 shares valued at approximately $5.6 million.
• Despite BNP’s selling, institutional interest remains significant, with institutional investors owning 42.44% of Oracle. Analyst sentiment is broadly positive, with a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of $263.97.
• Oracle recently exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, with revenue rising 20.6% year over year, but investors remain focused on the company’s heavy data-center spending, elevated leverage and ability to convert its backlog into revenue.

BNP Paribas lowered its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 14.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 38,116 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 6,697 shares during the period. BNP Paribas' holdings in Oracle were worth $5,588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at $4,336,031,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $1,911,930,000. 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 worth $5,874,070,000 after buying an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. increased its holdings in Oracle by 882.3% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $625,454,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Oracle and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. CLSA assumed coverage on Oracle in a research report on Monday, July 20th. They set a "hold" rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $263.97.

More Oracle News

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

Oracle Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $151.11 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $435.27 billion, a PE ratio of 25.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.72. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $140.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.60. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. The company's revenue 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. Equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Oracle's payout ratio is 34.31%.

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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