Buckland Partners Management Co LLC Buys Shares of 7,500 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Buckland Partners Management acquired 7,500 Oracle shares worth approximately $1.1 million in the second quarter, while several other institutional investors also initiated positions. Institutions and hedge funds now own 42.44% of Oracle.
• Oracle Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares for approximately $63.7 million under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, reducing his position by 50%; company insiders own 40.90% of the stock.
• Oracle reported quarterly EPS of $2.11 and revenue of $19.18 billion, exceeding estimates, but shares opened down 2.5% at $146.71. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $263.97.

Buckland Partners Management Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 7,500 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,099,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $971,000. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $667,000. Lee Johnson Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $476,000. Grandfield & Dodd LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $928,000. Finally, Auxano Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $709,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s expanding partnership with Amazon Web Services now supports Oracle AI Database@AWS across 22 regions, strengthening its cloud distribution and enterprise AI positioning. As Oracle Deepens Its Partnership with AWS
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish investment thesis argues that the market continues to value Oracle like a legacy database provider even as it builds hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure. Strong demand visibility and backlog conversion could support long-term growth. Oracle as a Tier-1 Hyperscaler
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large, long-dated call-option activity may indicate institutional investors are positioning for a recovery, although the trades could also represent covered-call strategies rather than outright bullish bets. Unusual Oracle Call Options
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle and other software shares sold off as the AI trade rotated toward favored chip and infrastructure companies, making software stocks less attractive in the near term. Oracle and Software Stocks Drop
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concerns are growing over Oracle’s aggressive AI infrastructure commitments, potential additional debt or equity financing, negative free cash flow, execution timelines and customer concentration. Separate commentary also highlighted heavy AI spending across big technology companies and higher interest-rate risks. Oracle AI Data Center Investment Commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider activity showed Oracle insiders selling shares without recorded purchases during the past six months, adding a potentially cautious signal for investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley reissued a "mixed" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Stephens restated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $263.97.

Oracle Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of ORCL opened at $146.71 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $114.50 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $422.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $148.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $161.26.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued 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 dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle's payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

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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