Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 811,936 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 96,713 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $230,605,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Swiss National Bank raised its position in shares of Oracle by 7.6% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,113,526,000 after acquiring an additional 360,000 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 626.1% in the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares during the period. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 9.2% in the second quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,817 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $835,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the period. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,201,000 after buying an additional 1,515 shares during the period. Finally, Cascade Investment Group Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth $239,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Stephens boosted their price target on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.50.

Oracle Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of ORCL opened at $191.27 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $203.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $241.53. The company has a market capitalization of $549.54 billion, a PE ratio of 35.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,018,756.98. This trade represents a 24.52% 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 Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. This trade represents a 20.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 161,588 shares of company stock valued at $39,976,746 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle declared its first quarterly dividend of 2026 payable Jan. 23 — a cash-return signal that supports investor income and can steady the share price. Oracle to pay dividends on January 23
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment is largely bullish: coverage notes cloud growth, AI adoption and data-center expansion and some firms have raised price targets — this can support upside expectations and institutional demand. Oracle gains analyst support
• Neutral Sentiment: Roundup pieces on what Wall Street thinks offer varied takes on near-term catalysts and risks; useful for context but not a single directional driver. Here’s What Wall Street Thinks About Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons of Oracle vs. Microsoft as OpenAI partners highlight both companies’ large AI investments; this frames competitive positioning but doesn’t on its own change fundamentals. Microsoft vs. Oracle: Which OpenAI Partner Is a Better Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage referencing Chainlink’s growth and the term “oracle infrastructure” is mostly about blockchain oracle services, not Oracle Corp.’s business — notable for thematic AI/finance interest but not a direct company catalyst. Chainlink Secures $27.6T in Transactions
• Negative Sentiment: Bondholders have filed a lawsuit alleging Oracle failed to disclose that significant additional debt would be needed for its AI expansion — legal risk that can pressure sentiment and raise funding uncertainty. Oracle Faces Bondholder Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and press are scrutinizing Oracle’s debt-funded AI push and the OpenAI cloud deal; higher leverage and refinancing risk are cited as valuation concerns that could weigh on the stock if growth misses expectations. Valuation Check As Debt Funded AI Push Draws Scrutiny
• Negative Sentiment: Articles warning that AI-sector exposure could collapse if an AI bubble bursts name Oracle among riskier bets — highlights downside volatility tied to AI execution and financing. Prediction: These Stocks Will Collapse If the AI Bubble Pops
• Negative Sentiment: Major insider sale: an Oracle EVP sold roughly $6.8M in stock — often interpreted by markets as a mildly bearish signal or at least a source of short-term selling pressure. Insider Selling: Oracle EVP Sells $6.8M

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.