Denver PWM LLC Takes $1.27 Million Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Denver PWM LLC bought a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 8,435 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,270,000. Oracle accounts for 0.4% of Denver PWM LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Glenview Trust Co acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $44,759,000. North Star Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $2,968,000. Maxele Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $255,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,569,000. Finally, United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,675,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle News Summary

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on ORCL shares. DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Wedbush decreased their price objective 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. Wolfe Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, CLSA began coverage on Oracle in a research note on Monday, July 20th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $263.97.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $151.11 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.60. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $345.72. 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 has a market cap of $435.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.92, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.70 EPS. Oracle'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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal 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 $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. 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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