Royal London Asset Management Ltd. Cuts Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. decreased its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 0.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,097,932 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 8,873 shares during the period. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.'s holdings in Oracle were worth $160,902,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $625,454,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.7% during the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 79,008 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $11,579,000 after purchasing an additional 6,296 shares during the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $14,928,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares in the last quarter. Planning Center Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 142.2% in the 4th quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,243,000 after buying an additional 3,743 shares during the period. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Oracle by 4.6% in the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $11,825,000 after purchasing an additional 3,584 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on ORCL shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. TD Cowen raised their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, August 21st. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $263.97.

Key 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

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $151.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. 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. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $140.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $160.60. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. The firm'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. Analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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