295,000 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Acquired by Syquant Capital Sas

Syquant Capital Sas acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 295,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $57,498,000. Oracle makes up approximately 7.0% of Syquant Capital Sas’ portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Patton Fund Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 626.1% during the third quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.4% in the third quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,516,000 after purchasing an additional 3,184 shares during the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter worth about $689,000. Xponance Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle by 1.8% during the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $114,336,000 after buying an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its stake in Oracle by 62.1% during the third quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $135,839,000 after buying an additional 184,996 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% 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 firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock opened at $142.74 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $410.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.63, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.66. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $157.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $213.15. 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 (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reinstated coverage and set a $200 price target, arguing Oracle can gain more than 30% as AI and cloud adoption accelerate — this is a bullish analyst catalyst for upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle signed a multi‑year deal to migrate Veritone’s AI solutions to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), a client win that validates OCI for enterprise AI workloads and can drive cloud revenue growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded its Nashville footprint with a new 116,000 sq. ft. lease to support hiring and longer‑term talent capacity — a sign of planned growth and local investment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Industry writeups and analysis (Seeking Alpha, media) highlight Oracle’s multicloud/Exadata strategy and recent product moves into AI “agentic” apps as drivers of recurring, higher‑margin revenue over time. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes ORCL underperformed peers intraday, reflecting sector rotation and profit‑taking rather than new company fundamentals. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets flagged Oracle in screens of recovery/rebound stories after strong cloud results — useful context but not an immediate price driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or publicized securities‑fraud class actions alleging Oracle misstatements about AI/data‑center capex and disclosures for purchases between June–Dec 2025; several firms are soliciting lead‑plaintiff candidates with an April 6 deadline — this legal overhang can pressure the stock and raise uncertainty. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: An analyst note (published today) lowered Oracle’s price target on concerns around revenue conversion and near‑term capital spending for AI infrastructure — a valuation headwind that likely offsets some bullish commentary. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced 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, TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.91.

Oracle 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.