Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Sold by Integrity Alliance LLC.

Key Points

• Integrity Alliance cut its Oracle stake by 24.7% in the third quarter, selling 4,189 shares and retaining 12,754 shares valued at about $1.75 million.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive: Oracle has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and a $249.27 average price target, though Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to “underweight.”
• Oracle beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, with revenue up 29.6% year over year. Investors are also weighing the reported cancellation of a proposed $7 billion Tencent deal and a $20 billion financing package involving share dilution and debt.

Integrity Alliance LLC. cut its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 24.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 12,754 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 4,189 shares during the period. Integrity Alliance LLC.'s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,751,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrity Advisory Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Integrity Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 4,625 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $635,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its position in Oracle by 1.8% in the third quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 212,472 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $29,172,000 after purchasing an additional 3,858 shares during the period. Gallacher Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at $252,000. First Nebraska Trust Co purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,193,000. Finally, Stiles Financial Services Inc lifted its position in Oracle by 12.6% in the third quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 10,193 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,399,000 after buying an additional 1,144 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley cut Oracle from a "positive" rating to an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $290.00 price target (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $285.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Friday, September 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $249.27.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $123.82 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $140.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $156.10. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $252.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The company has a market capitalization of $374.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.79.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. This represents a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $9,762,956.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 in the last three months. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS maintained its Buy rating and $250 price target, arguing that concerns about AI demand and supply are overstated. Oracle has also retained ambitious growth targets, including a $90 billion fiscal 2027 revenue goal. Oracle gets UBS backing as broker pushes back on AI demand concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle and Credo are working with the Open Compute Project community to standardize optical-transceiver telemetry, a technical collaboration that could support data-center operations but has no disclosed near-term financial impact. Credo and Oracle Advance Optical Transceiver Telemetry Standardization
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle reportedly scrapped a proposed five-year, roughly $7 billion chip-leasing agreement with Tencent after U.S. government pressure over Chinese access to advanced AI chips. The canceled deal removes a potential source of business and underscores regulatory limits on serving Chinese AI customers. Oracle abandons $7 billion Tencent AI deal under Trump pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also digesting Oracle’s completed $20 billion financing package: $10 billion from selling about 86.2 million shares at $116 each and $10 billion in notes with coupons ranging from 7% to 8.65%. The equity issuance dilutes shareholders, while borrowing costs heighten scrutiny of whether AI infrastructure spending will generate adequate returns. Oracle Completes $10 Billion Debt Offering Across Five Maturities

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation NYSE: ORCL is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company's offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.

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