Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC Trims Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 214,430 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 48,156 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for about 5.2% of Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $60,306,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 3.6% in the third quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 7,497 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,108,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 13.1% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 7,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,970,000 after acquiring an additional 813 shares during the period. Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth about $681,000. GGM Financials LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter worth approximately $214,000. Finally, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT grew its holdings in Oracle by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 265,505 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $74,671,000 after buying an additional 12,270 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer 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 SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded ORCL from Market Perform to Outperform and set a $185 price target, citing an attractive valuation after the recent selloff and easing OpenAI risk — a clear catalyst for buying interest. Why Oracle Stock Is Up Around 3% Today
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage momentum: multiple outlets (Benzinga, TipRanks) note the same Oppenheimer upgrade and $185 PT, reinforcing buy-side momentum and raising the stock’s short-term upside narrative. Oracle Stock Is Climbing Today: What’s Happening?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary and bullish pieces argue the pullback creates a value opportunity for long-term cloud/AI exposure, which supports constructive positioning by investors willing to look through near-term execution noise. Why Oracle Stock Bumped Higher on Wednesday
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional analyst activity (new price targets reported by Finbold/others) is keeping the story dynamic — helpful for volume but mixed in directional conviction. Analyst sets Oracle stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts note ORCL is underperforming the broader tech sector, suggesting upside depends on a sustained recovery in cloud revenue growth and AI monetization. Oracle Stock: Is ORCL Underperforming the Technology Sector?
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: multiple securities class-action filings and law-firm notices allege misleading disclosures around AI spending, OpenAI exposure and capex — these suits can pressure sentiment, increase legal costs, and create headline risk. Oracle Lawsuits Put AI Spending Risks And Disclosure In Spotlight
• Negative Sentiment: Formal notice from Levi & Korsinsky and other firms highlights the class-action timeline and potential for consolidated litigation — short-term volatility could follow as investors price legal exposure. Oracle Corporation Sued for Securities Law Violations
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamental concern: a Forbes piece flags slowing cloud revenue growth and rising capex as signs Oracle may be losing some AI momentum — a reminder execution on heavy infrastructure spending is not guaranteed. Is Oracle Stock Losing Its AI Edge?

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $147.70 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $175.81 and its 200 day moving average is $225.43. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $424.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.76, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.64.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for 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 firm’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Citizens Jmp reduced their target price on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, January 5th. DA Davidson raised shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.94.

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.