Schroder Investment Management Group Buys 318,705 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 15.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,337,892 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 318,705 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group’s holdings in Oracle were worth $657,509,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 130.0% in the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter worth $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on ORCL shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $370.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Citizens Jmp dropped their price target on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $280.09.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect ~20% revenue growth for Q3 FY26 and are focused on OCI acceleration, RPO backlog and capex guidance — any upside on OCI growth or a strong guide could lift the stock. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Three Critical Metrics for March 10 Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud/infrastructure momentum remains a structural positive: social and data summaries point to robust OCI growth (cited Y/Y rates in recent commentary), which is the primary driver investors expect to see monetized. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Job Cuts and AI Data Center Pressures
• Neutral Sentiment: Q3 FY26 earnings and management commentary (March 10) are the immediate catalyst — the report will clarify growth, margins, capex plans and near-term free cash flow, creating short-term volatility either way. What To Expect From Oracle’s (ORCL) Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Major workforce reductions (reports of 20k–30k job cuts, ~18% of staff) tied to curbing AI/data-center spend raise execution and morale risks and suggest aggressive cost management is already underway. Oracle Layoffs And AI Cutbacks Reshape Cloud Ambitions And Valuation Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle and OpenAI reportedly ended plans to expand a flagship Texas data center (Abilene), undercutting part of the company’s high-profile AI infrastructure narrative and opening the door for competitors. Oracle and OpenAI End Plans to Expand Flagship Data Center
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and financing overhangs: class-action notices allege misstatements about data-center capabilities/capex, and commentary flags possible large capital raises or further balance-sheet stress — risks to valuation and dilution. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile media and influencer skepticism (Jim Cramer and others) plus visible insider selling and large institutional reductions increase negative sentiment and could pressure the stock ahead of earnings. Jim Cramer on Oracle

Oracle Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $152.95 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $439.45 billion, a PE ratio of 28.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.66. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $169.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $220.62. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results 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. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were paid 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 was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

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.