Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Handelsbanken Fonder AB

Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 31.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 952,578 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 228,646 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for approximately 0.9% of Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Oracle were worth $267,903,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Darwin Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new position in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Collier Financial acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded ORCL to Outperform with a $185 price target, citing attractive valuation after the recent pullback and expecting strong long‑term EPS growth as cloud/AI investments pay off. Oppenheimer Raises Oracle to Outperform
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle extended and expanded its multi-year title partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, highlighting deeper embedding of Oracle Cloud and AI tools into race strategy and engineering — a marketing and product showcase for OCI’s AI capabilities. Oracle Red Bull Racing Deal Puts AI Cloud Story In Spotlight
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market notes point to strong R&D and cloud spending growth at Oracle that helped lift broader tech and S&P 500 futures sentiment; this underpins the bullish thesis that current capex should drive future cloud revenue. Oracle Impacts S&P 500 Futures With Strong R&D And Cloud Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage consensus sits around a “Moderate Buy,” reflecting mixed views — bullish on long‑term cloud prospects but cautious on near‑term execution and spending. Oracle Receives Consensus Rating of Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑term market support came from a broader tech rally ahead of Nvidia’s results and analyst pieces arguing the selloff offers a buying opportunity. These macro/sector moves helped lift ORCL alongside peers. Technology Leads US Equities Higher Ahead of Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have announced or solicited lead plaintiffs for class actions covering a June–Dec 2025 class period; litigation risk and potential settlements are near‑term overhangs. Rosen Law Firm Announces Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and feature pieces warn that heavy AI capex and an uncertain timeline for monetizing infrastructure raise execution risk — headlines flag “red flags” and debate whether spending will translate to durable cloud growth. 3 Red Flags Investors Should Consider Before Buying Oracle Stock

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Citizens Jmp dropped their target price on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.94.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $150.26 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $175.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $224.91. The company has a market capitalization of $431.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.24, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.64. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 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%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the company’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 sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 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 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.