Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Increased by Denali Advisors LLC

Denali Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,171 shares during the period. Oracle makes up 1.0% of Denali Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. Denali Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $9,112,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Tobam raised its position in shares of Oracle by 290.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tobam now owns 8,486 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,387,000 after buying an additional 6,310 shares in the last quarter. AFT Forsyth & Company Inc. lifted its position in Oracle by 16.0% in the third quarter. AFT Forsyth & Company Inc. now owns 8,596 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,418,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 1.8% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 52,819 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,855,000 after purchasing an additional 934 shares during the period. Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 4,253 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,196,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Oracle by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,242,802 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $349,526,000 after purchasing an additional 24,645 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won an $88 million U.S. Air Force task order for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support the Air Force Cloud One program through 2028 — a material, mission‑critical cloud contract that supports ORCL’s OCI revenue trajectory. U.S. Department of the Air Force Accelerates Cloud Modernization with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle added several customer wins and product rollouts (City of Atlanta selects Oracle Permitting & Licensing; ReGrow Israel picks Oracle Agriculture Data Intelligence; Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent expands to the UK) — these wins reinforce recurring SaaS/OCI demand and demonstrate traction for Oracle’s AI‑enabled offerings. The City of Atlanta Modernizes Constituent Services and Unlocks AI-Driven Innovation with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Market interest is also being propped up by product momentum around AI agents for Fusion Apps and positive analyst notes/upgrades that have previously sparked rallies. Oracle Unveils AI Agents for Fusion Apps
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank trimmed FY2026/FY2027 EPS forecasts slightly — small estimate moves that leave the firm constructive (Sector Outperform) but signal analysts are recalibrating near‑term expectations. Scotiabank Lowers FY2026/FY2027 EPS Estimates for Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs for securities‑class actions covering June–December 2025 — this increases litigation risk and could pressure the stock if suits progress. STOCK NEWS: Oracle Corporation Sued for Securities Fraud after 11% Stock Drop
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & sentiment risk: CEO Clayton Magouyrk disclosed a ~10,000‑share sale this week; while often personal, it can be read negatively alongside analyst caution and rising short interest. SEC Form 4 — Clayton M. Magouyrk sale

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the transaction, the insider 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 document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the subject of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Mizuho set a $400.00 price objective on Oracle in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $292.43.

Oracle Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $160.19 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $183.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $230.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $460.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date 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.