Oracle Corporation $ORCL Position Reduced by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 23.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,420,174 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 1,065,106 shares during the period. Oracle comprises approximately 0.7% of Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $961,890,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 21.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the period. United Bank lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after buying an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after buying an additional 8,530 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded ORCL to Outperform with a $185 target, citing attractive valuation after a sharp pullback and easing OpenAI execution risk — a catalyst that lifted the stock. Oracle rises after upgrade at Oppenheimer
• Positive Sentiment: Other Wall Street support (including recent Wells Fargo coverage and a high analyst buy consensus) has produced bullish price targets and renewed interest in ORCL as a value/cash‑flow play tied to large cloud spending trends. Is Oracle The Best Stock In Technology Sector?
• Positive Sentiment: Product/service news — coverage highlights Oracle Database Managed Services as an ongoing revenue stream that supports recurring, higher‑margin enterprise relationships and could help stabilize growth as cloud investments mature. Oracle Database Managed Services
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market tailwind: technology stocks rallied ahead of major AI earnings (Nvidia), which buoyed software/cloud names including Oracle but represents a market move rather than company‑specific news. Technology Leads US Equities Higher Ahead of Nvidia’s Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Crypto/DeFi commentary on “oracles” (blockchain oracle security) is drawing headlines but is unrelated to Oracle the company; monitor for potential media confusion but minimal direct impact. Ethereum DeFi Warning: Vitalik Flags Oracles
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: multiple firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, etc.) have filed or publicized securities‑fraud class actions tied to June–Dec 2025 disclosures; this increases litigation risk and may pressure sentiment until resolved. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamental concern: analysis pieces note slowing cloud revenue growth and higher capex to build AI infrastructure, raising questions about near‑term margins and the company’s AI edge — a factor behind the stock’s YTD weakness. Is Oracle Stock Losing Its AI Edge?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of several research reports. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Oracle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.94.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL opened at $147.70 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $175.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $225.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company has a market capitalization of $424.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.64. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 over the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.