Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Lifted by First National Advisers LLC

First National Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 22.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 26,273 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,741 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises about 0.7% of First National Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. First National Advisers LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $5,120,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 2,062.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,595,072,000 after buying an additional 8,800,546 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 333.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,473,137,000 after purchasing an additional 4,030,382 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,636,090 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,809,609,000 after purchasing an additional 2,385,556 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 921.6% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,311,815 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $450,596,000 after purchasing an additional 2,085,514 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $193.86 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $159.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market capitalization of $557.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.80, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.55. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is expanding AI-powered recruiting tools through an integration of Eightfold AI Interviewer into Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting, which could strengthen its HR software suite and support longer-term cloud revenue growth. Big Tech Keeps Piling On AI Debt. Spending Is Set to Soar.
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank’s reported plans for a major AI infrastructure push in France add another signal that large-scale AI data-center spending remains strong, which is supportive for Oracle’s cloud and infrastructure opportunity, especially given its existing Stargate partnership with OpenAI and SoftBank. SoftBank Eyes $100 Billion France AI Push
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary that Nvidia has added an Oracle’s worth of market cap in just four trading days underscores how much investor enthusiasm remains concentrated in AI infrastructure, a backdrop that can keep sentiment around Oracle constructive even when the stock pauses. Nvidia has added an Oracle’s worth of market cap in just four trading days
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market recaps note that Oracle has slipped while the broader market and tech sector moved higher, suggesting the decline may reflect short-term profit-taking after a steep AI rally rather than a company-specific setback. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Barclays cut their price target on Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. TD Cowen cut their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.43.

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.