Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Pinnacle Associates Ltd.

Pinnacle Associates Ltd. decreased its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 223,636 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 11,757 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $43,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Oracle by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in Oracle by 1.2% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,555,961,000 after acquiring an additional 266,588 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,357,572,000 after acquiring an additional 98,693 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Oracle by 3.4% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,696,752 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,289,595,000 after acquiring an additional 381,572 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Oracle by 16.6% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,303,992 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,897,895,000 after acquiring an additional 1,464,826 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure strategy is drawing fresh attention after Zacks highlighted defense-related deals, new OCI AI services, and rapid cloud growth as potential drivers of future revenue. Oracle Solidifies AI Infrastructure Positioning: Will it Drive Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reiterated a bullish view, setting a $275 price target and arguing Oracle could rally further on undervalued AI exposure and expected 46%-50% cloud revenue growth. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Wedbush Predicts 47% Rally on AI Infrastructure Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive, with Dan Ives seeing about 40% upside despite debt concerns tied to Oracle’s AI buildout. Oracle’s AI Debt Fears Haven’t Stopped Dan Ives From Seeing 40% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced new business momentum with Ishan Technologies selecting Oracle Communications to modernize billing and digital service delivery, reinforcing demand for Oracle’s software and cloud stack. Ishan Technologies Boosts Service Agility and Customer Experiences with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also expanded its Samsung relationship, with Oracle Java helping power global semiconductor development and strengthening the company’s enterprise relevance. Oracle Java to Power Samsung Electronics’ Global Semiconductor Development
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle appointed healthcare executive Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic to its board, a governance update that is unlikely to move the stock on its own. Oracle Names Tomislav Mihaljevic, M.D., to the Board of Directors
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted Oracle’s recent pullback and rebound after a tech selloff, suggesting the stock is being driven by shifting risk appetite and AI enthusiasm rather than any single company-specific setback. Oracle stock is up 1.5% today: analysts see more upside ahead
• Negative Sentiment: Investors still face concern that Oracle’s aggressive AI spending will pressure margins and increase debt before the company reaches its ambitious 2027 targets. Oracle Solidifies AI Infrastructure Positioning: Will it Drive Growth?

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Three 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.46.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $189.81 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $545.89 billion, a PE ratio of 34.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.55. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $161.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $183.47.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.