Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Sells 23,228 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI reduced its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 12.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 166,568 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 23,228 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Oracle were worth $32,466,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in Oracle by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,516,000 after buying an additional 3,184 shares during the period. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $689,000. Xponance Inc. boosted 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 valued at $114,336,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 62.1% in the third quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $135,839,000 after acquiring an additional 184,996 shares during the period. Finally, Stonegate Investment Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.2% during the third quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 99,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $27,955,000 after purchasing an additional 3,065 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were 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 directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 1.5%

ORCL stock opened at $161.38 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The firm has a market cap of $464.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.97, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.60. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $154.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $189.80.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly 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 during 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%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reiterates an Outperform and calls the recent selloff an “overreaction,” backing a $225 price target — provides conviction from a major AI/cloud-focused analyst. Wedbush Reiterates Outperform on Oracle (ORCL), Calls Selloff an Overreaction
• Positive Sentiment: Dan Ives and other bullish write-ups highlight large upside tied to Oracle’s AI infrastructure build and a sizeable backlog, supporting longer-term revenue visibility. Why Dan Ives Is Betting on 35% Upside for Oracle Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish commentaries (247WallSt, Zacks, Seeking Alpha) argue the pullback creates a compelling entry given AI-driven cloud demand, backlog growth, and momentum scores. Oracle’s Recent Pullback Creates a Compelling Entry Point for Long-Term Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Development in the AI ecosystem — e.g., CoreWeave’s GPU-backed loan — signals continued financing/activity to build AI infrastructure, which could support Oracle’s IaaS demand indirectly. CoreWeave Heralds New AI Borrowing Frontier With GPU-Backed Loan
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle tech being used in fintech/blockchain pilots (Shinhan Card + Solana) is a small but positive diversification datapoint for adoption outside core cloud contracts. Shinhan Card Partners with Solana Foundation to Pioneer Stablecoin Payments in South Korea
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that OpenAI missed internal targets and may reassess contract spending sparked a sectorwide hit to AI/cloud names and pushed Oracle shares lower due to its exposure to big AI customers. OpenAI Report Sends Oracle, AI Stocks Spiraling
• Negative Sentiment: Isolated reports citing a canceled large server deal (affecting suppliers and signaling potential re-prioritization of vendors) and coverage noting ORCL fell more than the market amplify near-term risk and headline-driven volatility. Why Is Super Micro Computer Stock Falling On Wednesday? Oracle (ORCL) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Oracle in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price objective for the company. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.56.

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.