Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Professional Advisory Services Inc.

Professional Advisory Services Inc. cut its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 89.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,804 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 50,530 shares during the quarter. Professional Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,131,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp grew its position in Oracle by 465.5% during the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC grew its position in Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reinstated coverage of ORCL with a Buy and $200 price target, citing a large backlog and upside from cloud and AI execution — a clear analyst vote of confidence that supports upside. ‘Big Backlog, Big Test’: BofA Reinstates Oracle with Buy, $200 PT
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle rolled out major AI product updates (Fusion Agentic Applications, AI Agent Studio expansions and AI Database agentic innovations) to embed agent‑based AI into Fusion Cloud and databases — a strategic move to defend and grow enterprise cloud revenue. Oracle Introduces Fusion Agentic Applications
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: several outlets note ORCL jumped ~3% after the AI agent integration announcements and recent earnings beat, signaling short‑term buying on the product and results momentum. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Jumps 3% Following AI Agent Integration Announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Technicals and sentiment: ORCL recently cleared its 20‑day moving average and a number of idea pieces (Zacks, Yahoo) point to a sentiment rebound after a steep decline — supportive for momentum traders but not a fundamental catalyst. Sentiment Shifts on These Beaten Down Stocks: NFLX, ORCL
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street confidence: coverage and analyst notes (Investopedia summary) call the recent analyst support a timely vote of confidence, which helps sentiment though it doesn’t change near‑term fundamentals. Oracle Just Got a Much-Needed Vote of Confidence From These Experts
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: multiple law firms and a Kessler Topaz filing notify investors about a securities‑fraud class action tied to Oracle’s AI infrastructure disclosures and capex; April 6 is the deadline to seek lead‑plaintiff status — contingency of potential damages and distraction for management. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Investors: April 6, 2026, Deadline in Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Facilities/reporting risk: Bloomberg/Reuters reported Microsoft will rent a Texas data center project that had been developed for Oracle and OpenAI, which could imply lost capacity/revenue or execution complexity for Oracle’s AI infrastructure plans. Microsoft to rent Texas data center dropped by Oracle and OpenAI, Bloomberg News reports

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Monness Crespi & Hardt reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. Three 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.91.

Oracle Stock Down 4.8%

ORCL stock opened at $146.90 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $159.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $214.12. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $422.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (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 analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts expect 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, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

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.