Danske Bank A S Acquires New Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,099,032 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $309,092,000. Oracle makes up about 0.8% of Danske Bank A S’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kampmann Melissa S. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 0.3% in the third quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 11,910 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,350,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp boosted its position in Oracle by 0.7% during the third quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 5,319 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,551,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. boosted its position in Oracle by 0.7% during the third quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,485,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. grew its stake in Oracle by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 1,127 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $154.68 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $444.87 billion, a PE ratio of 27.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $164.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $216.73.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. 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 payout ratio is 35.91%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on ORCL. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. KeyCorp cut their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three investment 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.77.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q3 results and AI backlog — Oracle reported one of its best quarters in 15 years with revenue and EPS beats and a massive increase in remaining performance obligations driven by AI deals, supporting a higher growth trajectory for OCI. Oracle Just Posted Its Best Quarter in 15 Years
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive on the AI story — Several analysts are upbeat that Oracle is in the early innings of an AI-led growth cycle and have reiterated buys or high price targets, which supports upside if execution continues. Oracle Continues To Receive Analyst Optimism
• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank and other brokers reaffirm buys / high PTs after earnings — post‑earnings notes highlight cloud revenue strength and IaaS growth, which supports medium‑term estimates. Earnings Beat & Deutsche Bank Reaffirms Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Product and partnership news — Oracle released Java 26 (strengthening AI/crypto developer tooling) and announced a multi‑year embedded‑payments collaboration with Alviere, incremental positives for platform stickiness. Oracle Releases Java 26
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst price‑target activity mixed — some firms trimmed targets (e.g., Stifel, Mizuho) while keeping Outperform/Buy ratings; signals that upside remains but expectations are being re‑priced for higher capex. Stifel Cuts PT on Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Potential large layoffs reported — media reports say Oracle may cut 20k–30k jobs (up to ~18% of workforce) to fund AI data‑center buildout and cost savings, raising execution and morale risk. Oracle Layoff Plan Raises Questions
• Negative Sentiment: Rising restructuring & capex / cash‑burn concerns — Oracle disclosed materially higher restructuring costs (an additional ~$500M) and aggressive data‑center capex, which pressures near‑term free cash flow despite revenue beats. Higher Restructuring Costs
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑class action notices and lead‑plaintiff deadlines — several law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs alleging misstatements about data‑center capabilities and capex, creating legal overhang and potential litigation costs. Class Action Lawsuit Filed
• Negative Sentiment: Debate on Oracle’s big AI bet — critics warn the ~$50B+ AI infrastructure push could be either a masterstroke or a costly mistake if demand or margins disappoint. That debate supports higher volatility. $50 Billion AI Bet — Risk/Reward

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.