Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Acquired by Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.

Key Points

• Envestnet Portfolio Solutions increased its Oracle stake by 13.8% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 117,271 shares valued at approximately $17.2 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 42.44% of Oracle.
• Oracle reported quarterly earnings of $1.92 per share on $19.34 billion in revenue, surpassing analyst expectations, while revenue grew 29.6% year over year. Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $252.58.
• Company insiders sold 36,075 shares worth about $5.34 million over the past 90 days, while Oracle declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, equivalent to a 1.4% annual yield.

Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 13.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 117,271 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after acquiring an additional 14,208 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.'s holdings in Oracle were worth $17,186,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sherman Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,054 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Southern Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 1.3% in the first quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 0.8% in the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 7,836 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,153,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.4% during the first quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 14,203 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $2,089,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. Finally, Gould Asset Management LLC CA increased its stake in Oracle by 2.0% in the first quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 3,172 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $467,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,762,956.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 over the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $252.58.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $144.44 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $114.50 and a twelve month high of $322.54. The company has a market cap of $436.75 billion, a PE ratio of 22.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.74. The business's 50 day moving average price is $142.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $160.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%.The firm's revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.67 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded its Digital Assets Data Nexus, adding payment execution integrations, wallet and smart-contract controls, Swift Ledger integration, and AI-assisted risk oversight. The offering could help banks modernize digital-money operations and create additional demand for Oracle’s banking software. Oracle Expands Digital Assets Data Nexus
• Positive Sentiment: New Oracle Health initiatives apply AI to oncology electronic health records, revenue-cycle management, and life-sciences research. These products may strengthen Oracle’s position in healthcare technology and support longer-term recurring cloud revenue. Oracle Oncology EHR
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is collaborating with the Buck Institute on aging research using Oracle Life Sciences Data Intelligence, while a Wipro partnership expands managed pharmacovigilance services. The deals support Oracle’s strategy of monetizing real-world healthcare data and specialized cloud workloads. Oracle and Buck Institute Collaboration
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s reported 50,000-GPU deployment and relationship with AMD highlight strong AI infrastructure demand, but investors are still assessing whether the resulting revenue and returns can justify the required capital spending. AMD and Oracle GPU Deployment
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy debt issuance to fund data-center and AI expansion is reportedly carrying a 37-basis-point financing premium. Higher borrowing costs could pressure cash flow and reduce the near-term returns from Oracle’s cloud investments. Oracle AI Debt Financing Costs
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of more than 500 layoffs in Oracle’s cloud infrastructure division, including engineers and data-center support staff, raise questions about operating efficiency, workforce requirements, and execution during rapid expansion. Oracle Cloud Layoffs

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.

The company's products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.

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