Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Holdings Raised by Versant Capital Management Inc

Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 67.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,614 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,065 shares during the quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,141,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 164,278,874 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $35,916,290,000 after acquiring an additional 3,353,461 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Oracle by 1.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,060,427,000 after purchasing an additional 1,252,723 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth $4,275,378,000. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in Oracle by 1.3% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,315,180 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,473,838,000 after purchasing an additional 147,367 shares during the period. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA increased its stake in Oracle by 3.8% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 11,182,800 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,444,896,000 after purchasing an additional 405,525 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,018,756.98. The trade was a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 126,588 shares of company stock worth $33,155,596 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market pieces highlight Oracle as a leading cross‑cloud / AI infrastructure play and argue long‑term upside driven by AI backlog and hyperscaler wins. 5 AI Stocks Positioned to Win, No Matter What
• Positive Sentiment: Some broker/analyst coverage calls ORCL undervalued after the sell‑off, citing double‑digit upside targets and a bullish thesis on core software + cloud recovery. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Top Analyst Sees 48% Upside After Recent Sell-Off
• Positive Sentiment: Investment write‑ups note catalysts (TikTok deal, RPO/backlog, and reduced pessimism about debt/OpenAI exposure) that could sustain a rebound. 2 Big Reasons Why Oracle Stock Can Climb Higher in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Observers point to Meta and other hyperscaler interest (e.g., Meta Compute) as validating Oracle’s backlog but note execution/timing risks tied to large AI projects. Oracle: Meta Compute Reaffirms Bullish Thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative pieces and broader coverage increase attention to ORCL but do not change the immediate risk profile; they may help liquidity and longer‑term interest. Financial Review: Global Interactive Technologies (NASDAQ:GITS) versus Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)
• Negative Sentiment: Bondholders filed lawsuits alleging Oracle misled investors about the need to sell significant additional debt to fund its AI buildout tied to an $18B note/bond offering—this is the main near‑term legal overhang. Oracle sued by bondholders over losses tied to AI buildout
• Negative Sentiment: Additional coverage of the proposed class action and claims that offering documents were misleading amplifies litigation risk and could pressure credit spreads and investor sentiment. Lawsuit Alleges Oracle Made Misleading Statements Around Debt Sale for AI Infrastructure
• Negative Sentiment: Law firms (Schall) are soliciting investors to join fraud investigations, which keeps headlines active and raises the chance of further legal action or settlements. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Join Oracle Corporation Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile investor Michael Burry publicly disclosed a bet against Oracle, drawing attention and likely accelerating short‑term selling pressure and volatility. ‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Bets Against Oracle—Here’s His Advice

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. HSBC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Oracle from $380.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Erste Group Bank lowered Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $305.50.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $193.53 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $556.05 billion, a PE ratio of 36.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $205.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $241.86. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.59%.

About Oracle

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.