X Square Capital LLC Acquires 8,705 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

X Square Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 193.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,215 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,705 shares during the period. X Square Capital LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,576,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Oracle by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in Oracle by 29.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth about $4,336,031,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Oracle by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,866,075 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,507,727,000 after purchasing an additional 927,618 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $160.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.39.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $211.66 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $608.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.00, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $180.60 and its 200 day moving average is $178.19. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $134.57 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The company 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%. Oracle’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank raised its FY2026 and FY2027 earnings estimates for Oracle, and other firms including Citi, TD Cowen, Jefferies and Oppenheimer reiterated bullish views, pointing to accelerating infrastructure/cloud growth and strong AI demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple previews suggest Oracle’s cloud backlog and OCI revenue could beat expectations, with analysts saying AI-driven demand and easing capacity constraints may support a strong quarter. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s NetSuite unit was named Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Global Company of the Year for AI Cloud ERP, reinforcing the company’s product momentum in AI software. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Options traders expect a sizable post-earnings move, highlighting how much of Oracle’s near-term performance may depend on Wednesday’s results and guidance.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader AI stocks have been volatile, and market sentiment is being driven by a mix of dip-buying, macro data, and tech earnings catalysts rather than Oracle alone.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle shares recently fell sharply in one session, with investors nervous about its debt-funded AI infrastructure spending and rising capex, which could pressure margins if returns take time to materialize.
• Negative Sentiment: Several previews note that Oracle still faces premium valuation concerns and competition in cloud infrastructure, leaving room for disappointment if earnings or guidance underwhelm.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

About Oracle

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.