Whetstone Capital Advisors LLC Invests $6.10 Million in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Whetstone Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 41,598 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock, valued at approximately $6,096,000. Oracle comprises 1.6% of Whetstone Capital Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s September 10 earnings report could provide a catalyst if cloud growth, AI infrastructure demand and backlog conversion exceed expectations. Options markets imply a potentially large post-earnings move, while call activity has focused on the $175 strike. Oracle Stock Could Swing After Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain bullish on Oracle’s cloud opportunity. Citizens JMP reiterated an Outperform rating with a $285 target, while Guggenheim has described the stock as a top idea; the targets imply substantial upside if Oracle delivers accelerating growth. Oracle Rating Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI’s expanding AI ecosystem and its reported partnership with Oracle are reinforcing the company’s position as an AI infrastructure provider, supporting optimism that demand will eventually translate into significant cloud revenue. Oracle and the OpenAI Ecosystem
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its price target to $215 from $241 but maintained a Sector Outperform rating, suggesting analysts remain constructive while becoming more cautious ahead of the results. Scotiabank Lowers Oracle Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle plans to spend approximately $70 billion in cash this fiscal year, more than twice the roughly $32 billion its business generated last year. Investors are concerned that data-center construction and AI commitments could require additional debt or financing. Oracle Capital Budget and Cash Flow
• Negative Sentiment: Retail investors have reduced interest ahead of earnings, while EU regulators are questioning Oracle’s cloud-licensing practices. These developments add sentiment and regulatory risk to an already volatile setup. Retail Investors Switch Off Oracle Stock

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 approximately $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $241.00 to $215.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler upped 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. Barclays increased 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. UBS Group restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $257.86.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $161.43 on Thursday. 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 company has a 50-day moving average of $140.63 and a 200-day moving average of $160.42. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $464.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.69, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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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