Capital World Investors Grows Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Capital World Investors boosted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 9.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,867,974 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 569,754 shares during the period. Capital World Investors’ holdings in Oracle were worth $1,931,549,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Oppenheimer raised Oracle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Weiss Ratings cut Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.51.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bullish commentary and cloud momentum highlight upside if execution holds — high OCI growth, a large AI backlog and continued analyst interest could support a rebound. Oracle Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call
• Positive Sentiment: Celebrity endorsement: Jim Cramer and some analysts call Oracle a leader in data centers/AI infrastructure — a narrative that can attract buyers if guidance confirms momentum. Jim Cramer: Oracle Is the King of Data Centers and Fastest Growing
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings and guidance are the immediate catalyst — consensus estimates cluster ~ $1.55–$1.70 EPS and ~$16.9B revenue; traders expect a sizable post‑earnings swing. Investors will parse OCI acceleration, backlog (RPO), and capex cadence. Oracle earnings will show whether its expensive AI bet is starting to pay off
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views are mixed — several firms lowered price targets but kept buy/overweight stances, reflecting confidence in long‑term AI exposure tempered by near‑term execution and funding risk. Analyst price target activity
• Negative Sentiment: Debt and cash‑flow concerns are the biggest drag — reports emphasize >$100B of debt, negative free cash flow from the buildout, and a recent plan to raise ~$50B to fund data centers. That amplifies refinancing, dilution and credit risk. Oracle is building yesterday’s data centers with tomorrow’s debt
• Negative Sentiment: Customer/partner execution worries: reports say OpenAI scaled back an expansion tied to Oracle, raising questions about demand for some sites. Conflicting denials create uncertainty around flagship projects. Oracle Earnings Are Coming. Investors Want to Know if the Cloud Boom Is Worth the Cost.
• Negative Sentiment: Layoff reports and multiple securities‑class‑action filings add near‑term headline and legal risk that can pressure sentiment and liquidity. Oracle is under pressure from more than $100 billion in debt and massive layoffs

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Stock Down 0.9%

ORCL stock opened at $151.54 on Tuesday. 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’s 50 day simple moving average is $168.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $220.05. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $435.39 billion, a PE ratio of 28.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.66.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were paid 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 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.59%.

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.