Groupama Asset Managment Decreases Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Groupama Asset Managment cut its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 15.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 45,487 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 8,465 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment’s holdings in Oracle were worth $12,793,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 7.6% in the 2nd 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 last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 626.1% during 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. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,516,000 after purchasing an additional 3,184 shares during the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $689,000. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its position in Oracle by 59.8% in the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 68,174 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,905,000 after purchasing an additional 25,510 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.77.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness — Guggenheim reiterated its Buy and a $400 target, arguing Oracle’s AI buildout sets up a future cash‑flow inflection, supporting the long‑term bull case. Why Guggenheim Sees Oracle’s AI Buildout
• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank and other analysts remain optimistic after Oracle’s beat‑and‑raise quarter and cloud revenue strength, which underpins buy ratings and supports upside expectations. Earnings Beat and Deutsche Bank Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Product and commercial wins — new AI assistant features for Oracle Simphony POS and expanded mobile/venue ordering broaden go‑to‑market for Oracle’s industry cloud suites, potentially driving incremental revenue. Oracle AI Smart Assistant for Restaurants
• Neutral Sentiment: AI/capex tradeoff — coverage and multiple articles note Oracle is spending heavily to build AI data centers and infrastructure (a deliberate growth strategy that could compress free cash flow short term while supporting long‑term scale). Investors should weigh growth vs. near‑term cash burn. Oracle Isn’t Done Spending Big on AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Backlog dynamics — Oracle’s large backlog was highlighted as both a potential multi‑year revenue tailwind and a source of execution risk; important for revenue recognition and guidance credibility. Oracle’s Backlog: Potential Windfall or Ticking Time Bomb?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑litigation notices — several law firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, Schall, Frank R. Cruz, Howard G. Smith) have announced class action inquiries related to a June–Dec 2025 period; legal overhang increases uncertainty and could lead to settlements or expenses. Rosen Law Firm Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Customer concentration concern — articles cite investor worry about heavy dependence on OpenAI business, which has pressured the stock as investors fret over concentration risk. Concerns Around the OpenAI Concentration
• Negative Sentiment: Layoff and restructuring headlines — reports of potential layoffs (20k–30k) and a $500M increase in restructuring costs add execution and morale risk, and raise near‑term cost volatility. Layoff Plan Raises Questions

Oracle Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $152.88 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $163.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $216.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $439.70 billion, a PE ratio of 27.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 in the last quarter. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.