Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Xponance Inc.

Xponance Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,320 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up about 0.9% of Xponance Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $114,336,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Kaizen Financial Strategies increased its position in shares of Oracle by 26.1% in the 3rd quarter. Kaizen Financial Strategies now owns 2,543 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 526 shares during the last quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the third quarter worth about $229,000. Choreo LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 0.5% in the third quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 90,260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,385,000 after buying an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Weaver Consulting Group lifted its holdings in Oracle by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Weaver Consulting Group now owns 2,618 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $736,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Finally, West Family Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 7,375 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,074,000 after acquiring an additional 528 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded ORCL to Outperform with a $185 price target, citing attractive valuation after the recent pullback and expecting strong long‑term EPS growth as cloud/AI investments pay off. Oppenheimer Raises Oracle to Outperform
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle extended and expanded its multi-year title partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, highlighting deeper embedding of Oracle Cloud and AI tools into race strategy and engineering — a marketing and product showcase for OCI’s AI capabilities. Oracle Red Bull Racing Deal Puts AI Cloud Story In Spotlight
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market notes point to strong R&D and cloud spending growth at Oracle that helped lift broader tech and S&P 500 futures sentiment; this underpins the bullish thesis that current capex should drive future cloud revenue. Oracle Impacts S&P 500 Futures With Strong R&D And Cloud Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage consensus sits around a “Moderate Buy,” reflecting mixed views — bullish on long‑term cloud prospects but cautious on near‑term execution and spending. Oracle Receives Consensus Rating of Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑term market support came from a broader tech rally ahead of Nvidia’s results and analyst pieces arguing the selloff offers a buying opportunity. These macro/sector moves helped lift ORCL alongside peers. Technology Leads US Equities Higher Ahead of Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have announced or solicited lead plaintiffs for class actions covering a June–Dec 2025 class period; litigation risk and potential settlements are near‑term overhangs. Rosen Law Firm Announces Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and feature pieces warn that heavy AI capex and an uncertain timeline for monetizing infrastructure raise execution risk — headlines flag “red flags” and debate whether spending will translate to durable cloud growth. 3 Red Flags Investors Should Consider Before Buying Oracle Stock

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ORCL. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, DA Davidson raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.94.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $150.26 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $175.22 and a 200-day moving average of $224.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a market cap of $431.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.64. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 37.59%.

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.