SG Americas Securities LLC Buys 2,085,514 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 921.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,311,815 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,085,514 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for 0.6% of SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.08% of Oracle worth $450,596,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 456.6% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,291,058 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $446,550,000 after buying an additional 1,879,448 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its holdings in Oracle by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 1,909 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $372,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. GEM Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. GEM Asset Management LLC now owns 3,778 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $729,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co. grew its stake in Oracle by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 38,035 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,413,000 after acquiring an additional 3,256 shares during the period. Finally, Breakwater Capital Group increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 27,886 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,435,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the subject of several research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $229.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. HSBC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.77.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market tailwind: easing Middle East tensions and a temporary ceasefire drove a bounce in cloud names, cited as the main near-term reason Oracle shares rose today. This is the most direct driver of the intraday move. Why Is Oracle Trading Higher Monday?
• Positive Sentiment: Product & platform momentum: Oracle’s push in hospitality cloud (OPERA Cloud wins, Simphony upgrades) and a reported $553B backlog point to durable SaaS/cloud revenue growth ahead. That supports the company’s long-term SaaS transition thesis. Oracle Hospitality Push Highlights Cloud Expansion: What’s Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Developer & AI enablement: Oracle unveiled Java 26 with AI and cryptographic features, reinforcing its developer platform strategy and potential to capture AI-related demand — a positive for long-term cloud and middleware adoption. Oracle unveils Java 26 with AI and cryptographic functionality for developers
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst tone mixed: Mizuho called Oracle’s quarter “clean” and kept an Outperform rating but trimmed its price target from $400 to $320 — a reminder analysts see solid execution but are tempering near-term upside expectations. Oracle Delivered A “clean” Third Quarter, Says Mizuho
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary: coverage noting whether Oracle’s large backlog is a “gold mine or mirage” and pieces discussing AI market valuation dynamics add mixed sentiment but are not immediate catalysts. Oracle’s $553 Billion Backlog Is Either a Gold Mine or a Mirage
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk surge: multiple law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs in securities class actions covering the June 12–Dec 16, 2025 period and are urging investors to act — including an April 6 lead-plaintiff deadline — creating litigation overhang and potential liability exposure. ROSEN Encourages Oracle Investors to Secure Counsel
• Negative Sentiment: Debt/offering probe: the Schall Law Firm announced an investigation into Oracle’s senior notes offering (alleged misstatements/omissions tied to the shelf registration), adding a distinct regulatory/investigative risk beyond the equity class actions. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Join Fraud Investigation

Oracle Stock Up 3.1%

Oracle stock opened at $154.26 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $160.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $214.72. The stock has a market cap of $443.67 billion, a PE ratio of 27.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction 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 sale, 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 60,000 shares of company stock worth $11,326,800. 40.90% of the stock is 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.