Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Stevens Capital Management LP’s 4th Largest Position

Stevens Capital Management LP grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 348.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 48,587 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 37,744 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 3.3% of Stevens Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Stevens Capital Management LP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $9,470,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. raised its stake in Oracle by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,485,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 16.6% during the third quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.0% during the third quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC now owns 2,044 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $575,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.3% in the third quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC now owns 3,276 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $921,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Noesis Capital Mangement Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.3% in the third quarter. Noesis Capital Mangement Corp now owns 3,377 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $950,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Massive Michigan data‑center financing wrapped up — a $14B bond sale (part of a reported $16B package) reduces short‑term funding uncertainty and signals commitment to Oracle’s hyperscaler AI buildout. Oracle (ORCL) Secures Financing for Data Center in Michigan
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle secured a classified AI contract with the U.S. Defense Department — a high‑margin, strategic win that validates Oracle’s government AI positioning and supports revenue visibility in enterprise/government AI workloads. Oracle secures classified AI deal with US Defense Department
• Positive Sentiment: Project Jupiter / Bloom Energy partnership — Oracle is deploying on‑site fuel cells and microgrids for AI campuses, cutting operating risk from grid constraints and improving ESG profile for its New Mexico buildout. This reduces long‑term operating cost risk for energy‑hungry AI infrastructure. Oracle Project Jupiter Puts AI Power Costs And Valuation In Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Wedbush reiterated Outperform and told investors to ignore short‑term OpenAI panic — that endorsement and a $225 price target help buyer confidence amid recent volatility. Ignore the OpenAI Panic and Keep Buying Oracle Stock, Says Wedbush
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate PR / noncore wins: Oracle is supporting the Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN) trial — positive for corporate brand and non‑material revenue but helpful for ESG/community relations. Oracle Supports Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN) to Advance a New Era of Clinical Research, Launches First Trial
• Neutral Sentiment: Regional affiliate news — Oracle Financial Services Software (OFSS) set a dividend record date (India) — positive for that unit’s shareholders but largely immaterial to ORCL’s core U.S. valuation. Dividend alert! Last date to buy OFSS shares for Rs 270 dividend
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI execution concerns: reports of missed OpenAI targets have pressured AI‑ecosystem stocks and dented sentiment around Oracle’s AI growth thesis (OpenAI is a major customer/partner), prompting some profit‑taking. What Oracle Investors Need to Know About OpenAI’s Struggles
• Negative Sentiment: Local/political risk in Michigan: a Saline Township vote initially rejected the project, highlighting community opposition and permitting risk even as construction reportedly began — underlines potential regulatory, legal and PR headwinds for the campus. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Workforce/layoff backlash: commentary on mass layoffs and the “train your replacement” backlash raises reputational and execution risk that could affect morale and longer‑term execution costs. The Backlash to “Train Your Replacement” Begins

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $185.42 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a 50 day moving average of $155.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $187.37. The company has a market cap of $533.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.55. 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 (NYSE:ORCL) last posted 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. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on ORCL. Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.56.

Oracle Company 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.