Sienna Gestion Buys 7,439 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Sienna Gestion grew its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 18.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 47,859 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,439 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises about 0.9% of Sienna Gestion’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Sienna Gestion’s holdings in Oracle were worth $12,272,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 130.0% in the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Oppenheimer raised Oracle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on Oracle from $370.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $280.09.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect ~20% revenue growth for Q3 FY26 and are focused on OCI acceleration, RPO backlog and capex guidance — any upside on OCI growth or a strong guide could lift the stock. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Three Critical Metrics for March 10 Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud/infrastructure momentum remains a structural positive: social and data summaries point to robust OCI growth (cited Y/Y rates in recent commentary), which is the primary driver investors expect to see monetized. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Job Cuts and AI Data Center Pressures
• Neutral Sentiment: Q3 FY26 earnings and management commentary (March 10) are the immediate catalyst — the report will clarify growth, margins, capex plans and near-term free cash flow, creating short-term volatility either way. What To Expect From Oracle’s (ORCL) Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Major workforce reductions (reports of 20k–30k job cuts, ~18% of staff) tied to curbing AI/data-center spend raise execution and morale risks and suggest aggressive cost management is already underway. Oracle Layoffs And AI Cutbacks Reshape Cloud Ambitions And Valuation Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle and OpenAI reportedly ended plans to expand a flagship Texas data center (Abilene), undercutting part of the company’s high-profile AI infrastructure narrative and opening the door for competitors. Oracle and OpenAI End Plans to Expand Flagship Data Center
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and financing overhangs: class-action notices allege misstatements about data-center capabilities/capex, and commentary flags possible large capital raises or further balance-sheet stress — risks to valuation and dilution. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile media and influencer skepticism (Jim Cramer and others) plus visible insider selling and large institutional reductions increase negative sentiment and could pressure the stock ahead of earnings. Jim Cramer on Oracle

Oracle Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of ORCL opened at $152.95 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $439.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.75, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.66. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $169.72 and a 200-day moving average of $220.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

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.