Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co Raises Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co raised its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 10.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 31,531 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,984 shares during the period. Oracle comprises 2.7% of Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co’s holdings in Oracle were worth $8,868,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fire Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 0.7% during the third quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 7,905 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,223,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,813,000. Perigon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 34,473 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $9,695,000 after acquiring an additional 6,271 shares during the last quarter. Parisi Gray Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. Parisi Gray Wealth Management now owns 14,473 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,070,000 after acquiring an additional 1,798 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sandbox Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth $274,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Rothschild Redb raised shares of Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $307.72.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat lists Oracle as one of “5 Stocks Set to Start Strong in January,” highlighting its position as a full‑stack AI/data‑center provider and the potential upside as data centers come online. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat argues Q4 earnings season could be bullish for S&P 500 tech names (including Oracle) as AI spending and earnings beats may lift guidance and multiples. This is a potential demand-side catalyst for ORCL. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Phillip Securities raised its 2026 capex forecast for Oracle to $50B, framing higher capex as confidence in OCI and Oracle’s full‑stack AI leadership — a bullish analyst view that supports long‑term revenue/market‑share upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buys remain evident (Price T Rowe, UBS AM, Jennison, FMR, Norges Bank among recent adders), signaling conviction from major funds even after the stock pullback. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on public‑sector AI: Oracle executives say governments are shifting toward agentic AI and data organization — a steady demand channel for OCI but longer‑tailed execution. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis pieces highlight Oracle bonds yielding ~7% — a sign markets are pricing credit risk/tighter financial flexibility; relevant for fixed‑income aware investors but not an immediate equity catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Oracle insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares on Dec. 24 at ~$196.89 — a publicly filed SEC Form 4 that may reinforce investor worry about near‑term sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports and commentaries (Yahoo/InsiderMonkey) say Oracle is under pressure as aggressive AI commitments are stretching the balance sheet and contributing to the stock’s sharp pullback; these narratives emphasize rising debt, higher capex and project delays. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Social‑media and analyst chatter highlight investor fear over rapid AI investment and data‑center execution risk; combined with recent price weakness and media discussion (Jim Cramer coverage), this amplifies near‑term volatility risk. Read More.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock opened at $195.28 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $243.32. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $561.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.66. 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 (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 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 37.59%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,528,700. This represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 146,346 shares of company stock valued at $39,082,996. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.