Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 26.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 32,085 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 11,293 shares during the quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $9,024,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares in the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its position in Oracle by 0.9% in the second quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 8,230 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,799,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, jvl associates llc bought a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at $236,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were 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. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $168.98 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $194.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $237.87. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $485.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.76, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.65. 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 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. 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. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $380.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Barclays set a $310.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $300.46.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched a generative AI-enabled Life Sciences AI Data Platform that stitches massive de‑identified EHR and commercial data to accelerate R&D and commercialization — a product win that supports recurring cloud/vertical revenue. Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle OPERA Cloud was approved by IHG Hotels & Resorts as an approved property‑management system for multiple regions — a commercial reference that can drive hospitality cloud bookings. Oracle Approved by IHG Hotels & Resorts
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and outlets note Oracle is ramping cloud capex toward ~ $50B to support GPUs/AI infrastructure — this underpins future growth but also explains rising leverage and near‑term margin/cash‑flow pressure. Zacks: Oracle ramps cloud CapEx
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report a broad AI-driven sell‑off hitting Oracle as investors pull back over AI market uncertainty and Oracle’s OpenAI ties — a main driver of today’s downside. Oracle Stock Drops by More Than Half Amid AI Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Credit market stress: reports show Oracle’s credit‑default swaps have surged to post‑2008 highs, signaling investor concern about debt levels used to fund AI data centers. CDS surge coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory / legal risk: multiple firm notices/advisories say bondholders and shareholders suffering losses tied to Oracle deals are being invited to contact law firms — potential litigation that could distract management or create liabilities. Investigation notice re: bondholders Pomerantz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Operational risk: a power outage at an Oracle data center disrupted TikTok U.S. users — an incident that raises reliability and PR concerns as Oracle hosts critical customer infrastructure. Data center outage coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary: several outlets question whether Oracle’s stock has further to fall given valuation swings, execution scrutiny and the broader tech rotation away from AI overhang. Is Oracle still worth chasing?

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.