Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lowered its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 198,029 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 18,860 shares during the quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $55,694,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Collier Financial purchased a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Up 9.3%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $163.30 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $167.26 and a 200 day moving average of $219.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The stock has a market cap of $469.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 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 68.09% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.91%.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 beat and stronger guidance: Oracle posted Q3 revenue of $17.19B and adjusted EPS $1.79 (beat), raised FY2027 revenue guidance to $90B and gave Q4 EPS guidance of $1.96–2.00 — a clear catalyst for the rally. PR Newswire
• Positive Sentiment: AI/cloud momentum: Cloud revenue surged ~44% (OCI infrastructure +84%), and remaining performance obligations/backlog jumped to ~$553B — bolstering investors’ view that Oracle is capturing durable AI infrastructure demand. PR Newswire
• Positive Sentiment: Street response: Multiple firms upgraded ratings or raised targets (e.g., JPMorgan upgraded to overweight), and analysts broadly raised estimates — supporting further upside and heavier trading/option activity. Seeking Alpha
• Neutral Sentiment: TikTok US stake disclosure: A filing values Oracle’s stake in the U.S. TikTok JV at roughly $2B — a modest non-core asset signal that has limited immediate earnings impact but affects overall asset mix. Reuters
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend declared: Oracle announced a $0.50 quarterly dividend (record Apr 9) — supports income investors but is not the main driver of the rally. MarketBeat / Earnings Release
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy capex & cash-flow pressure: Oracle is executing a multiyear ~$50B AI/data-center buildout; free cash flow has turned sharply negative in the near term (reports cite a large cash burn), which raises financing and execution risks. Fortune
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder litigation: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs for securities class actions tied to prior disclosure periods (lead-plaintiff deadlines forthcoming) — legal risk that can distract management and create potential liabilities. Newsfile / Rosen Law
• Negative Sentiment: Project setbacks and financing questions: Reports note at least one canceled/paused data-center expansion with OpenAI and ongoing scrutiny over debt levels — these items keep execution and financing risk on the table despite strong bookings. InsiderMonkey

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Citizens Jmp dropped their target price on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $370.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $267.77.

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.