Orange Investment Advisors Inc. Sells 3,360 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Orange Investment Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 22.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 11,725 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,360 shares during the period. Orange Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,285,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. now owns 3,943 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,543 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $434,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Everest Management Corp. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Everest Management Corp. now owns 5,265 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,481,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,708,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Arete Research set a $255.00 target price on Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.46.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s latest quarterly results showed about $17.2 billion in revenue, 22% growth, and 44% cloud growth, while its AI backlog reportedly reached $553 billion, reinforcing the bull case for long-term demand. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Jumps as $553B AI Cloud Backlog Powers 22% Revenue Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remained upbeat, saying investors may be underestimating Oracle’s visibility into future demand as AI infrastructure spending accelerates and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure expands. Wedbush Remains Bullish On Oracle (ORCL), Says Investors Are Overlooking Demand Visibility
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s NetSuite division was cited as a growth driver, with mid-market cloud ERP traction and AI features helping support revenue momentum into 2026. Will Oracle’s NetSuite Division Accelerate Revenue Growth in 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed Oracle as a major AI and cloud beneficiary, including forecasts and market commentary on its valuation and role in the broader public cloud race. Oracle Stock Price Forecast 2026 — What Financial Analysts Expect Right Now
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage noted that Oracle remains weighed down by heavy capital spending and questions around earnings estimates, suggesting not all investors are fully convinced the AI growth story will translate cleanly into profits. Oracle Stock Rises 32% in 3 Months on Cloud Strength: Buy Now or Hold?

Oracle Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $189.76 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $165.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $179.91. The firm has a market cap of $545.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.07, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. 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 fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

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.