16,108 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Bought by Leelyn Smith LLC

Leelyn Smith LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 16,108 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,140,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 2.8% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $47,518,451,000 after purchasing an additional 4,681,626 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in Oracle by 1.2% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,555,961,000 after acquiring an additional 266,588 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Oracle by 0.8% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,357,572,000 after acquiring an additional 98,693 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in Oracle by 3.4% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,696,752 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,289,595,000 after acquiring an additional 381,572 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Oracle by 16.6% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,303,992 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,897,895,000 after acquiring an additional 1,464,826 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on ORCL. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Melius Research set a $160.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.71.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched a new suite of agentic AI applications that analysts say extend its cloud/AI moat and support long‑term revenue growth. As Oracle Launches New Agentic AI Tools, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold ORCL Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Third‑party AI customers are moving workloads to Oracle Cloud (example: Veritone selected Oracle as preferred cloud), signaling commercial traction for OCI and recurring revenue upside. Why Veritone Inc (VERI) Is Moving Its AI Services to Oracle Cloud
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are highlighting Oracle’s accelerating cloud growth and an outsized services/backlog (~$550B cited), which supports more optimistic forward earnings/cash‑flow expectations and helped attract a big value fund buyer. Oracle vs. ServiceNow: Which Cloud Software Stock Has an Edge Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Street coverage and buy signals (including a large value fund adding to ORCL) have reinforced the rebound narrative and liquidity into the name. A Legendary Value Fund Just Bet Big on Oracle — The Signal Is Hard to Ignore
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle named Hilary Maxson as CFO to oversee capital allocation for its AI infrastructure push — experienced hire, but her decisions (capex vs. returns) will determine near‑term margin and cash‑flow dynamics. Oracle Taps Hilary Maxson As CFO To Steer AI Infrastructure Push
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle Health achieved CMS “Aligned Network” status — a steady revenue/contract win but unlikely to move the stock materially by itself. Oracle Health Demonstrates Interoperability Leadership, Achieves CMS Aligned Network Status
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of large‑scale layoffs and stories about algorithmic selection of roles have raised governance and execution concerns; such headlines can create reputational risk and pressure multiples. Oracle’s new CFO got $26M in stock after layoffs
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: an EVP executed a Rule 10b5‑1 sale of 15,000 shares (disclosed SEC filing), which some investors view negatively despite plan protections/typical insider liquidity needs. SEC Form 4 – Stuart Levey sale
• Negative Sentiment: Broader macro/geopolitical volatility and sectorwide tech layoffs are pressuring risk appetite and could cap near‑term upside even as company fundamentals improve. Why Is Oracle Stock Trading Lower Monday?

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $181.28 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $152.94 and a 200-day moving average of $194.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market cap of $521.36 billion, a PE ratio of 32.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.60. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $123.39 and a 52-week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during 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 quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.07 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.91%.

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.