Oracle Corporation $ORCL Position Trimmed by PineStone Asset Management Inc.

PineStone Asset Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,429,371 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 161,430 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for about 6.0% of PineStone Asset Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. PineStone Asset Management Inc. owned 0.12% of Oracle worth $964,476,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Oracle from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on Oracle from $364.00 to $339.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Oracle from $355.00 to $270.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $307.72.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat lists Oracle as one of “5 Stocks Set to Start Strong in January,” highlighting its position as a full‑stack AI/data‑center provider and the potential upside as data centers come online. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat argues Q4 earnings season could be bullish for S&P 500 tech names (including Oracle) as AI spending and earnings beats may lift guidance and multiples. This is a potential demand-side catalyst for ORCL. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Phillip Securities raised its 2026 capex forecast for Oracle to $50B, framing higher capex as confidence in OCI and Oracle’s full‑stack AI leadership — a bullish analyst view that supports long‑term revenue/market‑share upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buys remain evident (Price T Rowe, UBS AM, Jennison, FMR, Norges Bank among recent adders), signaling conviction from major funds even after the stock pullback. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on public‑sector AI: Oracle executives say governments are shifting toward agentic AI and data organization — a steady demand channel for OCI but longer‑tailed execution. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis pieces highlight Oracle bonds yielding ~7% — a sign markets are pricing credit risk/tighter financial flexibility; relevant for fixed‑income aware investors but not an immediate equity catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Oracle insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares on Dec. 24 at ~$196.89 — a publicly filed SEC Form 4 that may reinforce investor worry about near‑term sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports and commentaries (Yahoo/InsiderMonkey) say Oracle is under pressure as aggressive AI commitments are stretching the balance sheet and contributing to the stock’s sharp pullback; these narratives emphasize rising debt, higher capex and project delays. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Social‑media and analyst chatter highlight investor fear over rapid AI investment and data‑center execution risk; combined with recent price weakness and media discussion (Jim Cramer coverage), this amplifies near‑term volatility risk. Read More.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $195.28 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $222.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $243.32. The company has a market capitalization of $561.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 146,346 shares of company stock worth $39,082,996. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Company 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.