Cumberland Partners Ltd cut its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 72.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,690 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 12,270 shares during the period. Cumberland Partners Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $914,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Xponance Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 99,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $27,955,000 after acquiring an additional 3,065 shares during the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth $1,677,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $311,497,000 after acquiring an additional 246,243 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 50,712 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,262,000 after acquiring an additional 3,150 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. DA Davidson lifted their target price on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Monness Crespi & Hardt reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Mizuho decreased their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.46.
Insider Transactions at Oracle
In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Stock Performance
Shares of Oracle stock opened at $192.13 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $552.58 billion, a PE ratio of 34.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.55. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $166.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $179.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $134.57 and a 12 month high of $345.72.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.
Key Headlines Impacting Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts raised price targets on Oracle after noting strong cloud growth and accelerating AI demand, reinforcing the view that Oracle can keep expanding its AI infrastructure business. Oracle Analysts See Up to 45% Upside as AI Cloud Growth Accelerates
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Oracle’s $553 billion AI cloud backlog, 44% cloud growth, and 22% revenue growth, suggesting that enterprise AI demand is translating into real financial momentum. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Jumps as $553B AI Cloud Backlog Powers 22% Revenue Growth
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s NetSuite division is still growing, with revenue up 14%, and AI features plus the shift to cloud ERP could add another growth driver in 2026. Will Oracle’s NetSuite Division Accelerate Revenue Growth in 2026?
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.
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