Tower Bridge Advisors Decreases Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Tower Bridge Advisors lowered its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 161,998 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 13,683 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for about 4.6% of Tower Bridge Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Tower Bridge Advisors’ holdings in Oracle were worth $45,560,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. IFG Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 4,878 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,372,000 after buying an additional 515 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 6.5% during the third quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 4,554 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,281,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the period. Diversified Portfolios Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 68.7% in the third quarter. Diversified Portfolios Inc. now owns 3,336 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $938,000 after acquiring an additional 1,358 shares in the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 12.6% in the third quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 1,691 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $476,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the period. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.6% in the third quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $152.51 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $438.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.67, a PEG ratio of 1.30 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 firm’s 50-day moving average is $171.47 and its 200 day moving average is $221.95. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded AI & enterprise cloud partnerships — Oracle announced broader enterprise cloud partnerships and a multi‑year expansion with Oracle Red Bull Racing to supply AI and OCI‑driven race strategy and engineering, reinforcing revenue visibility from AI workloads. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Expands Partnerships and Enterprise Cloud Presence
• Positive Sentiment: Red Bull Racing AI tie‑up highlights AI monetization — the extended Oracle–Red Bull Racing alliance focuses on real‑time decisioning, hybrid powertrain simulation and engineering workloads that showcase Oracle’s AI/cloud stack in a high‑profile use case. Oracle Red Bull Racing Alliance Puts AI Spotlight On Oracle Valuation
• Positive Sentiment: AI backlog and cloud growth — reports show Oracle’s AI backlog and cloud revenue strength (cloud up ~34% y/y, ~$4B in new AI deals), which improves forward revenue visibility and supports fiscal‑2027 growth expectations. Oracle’s AI Backlog Strengthens: Is Sustained Growth Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Recognition in risk & AI tech — Oracle Financial Services ranked highly in Chartis RiskTech100 (leadership in AI and risk tech), which supports credibility in regulated‑industry sales. Oracle Financial Services Named a Top Vendor in 2026 Chartis RiskTech 100 Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Financing for partner data center — Applied Digital is seeking debt to fund a 200MW North Dakota facility leased to Oracle; it’s a sign of data‑center demand but also highlights the capital intensity and external financing in the AI infrastructure chain. Applied Digital Seeks $2.15 Billion Junk Bond for Oracle Data Center
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class actions — several law firms and a formal complaint allege Oracle misstated its AI data‑center capabilities and capex risks for a defined class period; the legal overhang and potential damages/create distractions are weighing on sentiment. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check Files Securities‑Fraud Class Action Against Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target cuts and mixed ratings — Citigroup trimmed its PT from $370 to $310 (still a Buy) and RBC cut its PT to $160 (sector perform); those revisions and mixed analyst views are increasing near‑term selling pressure. Benzinga: Citigroup Lowers Oracle Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Permitting and power concerns for data‑center projects — regulatory and permitting friction (microgrid/air permits, broader data‑center power issues) are drawing scrutiny and have pressured the stock amid questions about timeline and capex execution. CNBC: Trump and AI data center power dilemma

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $205.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $285.23.

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.