Schroder Investment Management Group Acquires 318,705 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 15.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,337,892 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 318,705 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.08% of Oracle worth $657,509,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Darwin Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $152.95 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $169.72 and a 200 day moving average of $220.62. The company has a market cap of $439.45 billion, a PE ratio of 28.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect ~20% revenue growth for Q3 FY26 and are focused on OCI acceleration, RPO backlog and capex guidance — any upside on OCI growth or a strong guide could lift the stock. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Three Critical Metrics for March 10 Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud/infrastructure momentum remains a structural positive: social and data summaries point to robust OCI growth (cited Y/Y rates in recent commentary), which is the primary driver investors expect to see monetized. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Job Cuts and AI Data Center Pressures
• Neutral Sentiment: Q3 FY26 earnings and management commentary (March 10) are the immediate catalyst — the report will clarify growth, margins, capex plans and near-term free cash flow, creating short-term volatility either way. What To Expect From Oracle’s (ORCL) Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Major workforce reductions (reports of 20k–30k job cuts, ~18% of staff) tied to curbing AI/data-center spend raise execution and morale risks and suggest aggressive cost management is already underway. Oracle Layoffs And AI Cutbacks Reshape Cloud Ambitions And Valuation Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle and OpenAI reportedly ended plans to expand a flagship Texas data center (Abilene), undercutting part of the company’s high-profile AI infrastructure narrative and opening the door for competitors. Oracle and OpenAI End Plans to Expand Flagship Data Center
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and financing overhangs: class-action notices allege misstatements about data-center capabilities/capex, and commentary flags possible large capital raises or further balance-sheet stress — risks to valuation and dilution. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile media and influencer skepticism (Jim Cramer and others) plus visible insider selling and large institutional reductions increase negative sentiment and could pressure the stock ahead of earnings. Jim Cramer on Oracle

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Citizens Jmp dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $160.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $280.09.

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.