V Square Quantitative Management LLC Makes New $1.13 Million Investment in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,805 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,131,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Kampmann Melissa S. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 11,910 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,350,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. McLean Asset Management Corp raised its holdings in Oracle by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 5,319 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,551,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. raised its holdings in Oracle by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,485,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 1,127 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth raised its holdings in Oracle by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle rolled out a broad set of AI products — Fusion Agentic Applications across HR, finance, supply chain and CX — and major AI Database upgrades aimed at extreme availability and quantum‑resistant security, bolstering its enterprise AI/cloud story. Oracle Launches Agentic Apps for Enterprise Workflows
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple PR releases and coverage highlight Oracle’s new AI agent‑driven capabilities for financial crime/compliance and mission‑critical databases — these expand addressable market and differentiate Oracle vs. peers. Oracle Brings New AI Agent-Driven Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: Strong demand signs: Q3 revenue growth and an eye‑popping $553B remaining performance obligations (backlog) signal durable revenue visibility, supporting long‑term cloud/AI monetization. Oracle’s Sales Are Soaring, But Its Stock Is Falling
• Neutral Sentiment: Asset/financing market activity: PIMCO is marketing portions of roughly $14B of data‑center financing tied to Oracle projects — a liquidity/transfer event that investors are watching for implications on project funding and risk. Pimco Explores Sale Of $14 Billion Oracle Data Center Debt
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and rating notes: Some outlets published fresh price targets and an “Equal Weight” reiteration, reflecting mixed analyst views as the company executes a large AI/cloud capex plan. Analyst sets Oracle stock price target for next 12 months
• Negative Sentiment: Mass layoffs: Oracle confirmed wide workforce reductions (reports cite tens of thousands companywide and state filings detail hundreds in California), raising near‑term execution, morale and cost‑reduction questions. Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California
• Negative Sentiment: Investor worry over capex and returns: Commentaries argue investors need to see a ~ $4B return threshold to justify the heavy spending and data‑center investment; that scrutiny is pressuring the stock despite revenue growth. Oracle’s Layoffs: The $4 Billion Return Threshold Investors Cannot Ignore
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/operational risk: Coverage flags potential geopolitical threats tied to large Stargate AI data‑center projects (co‑led by Oracle), adding execution and political risk that can weigh on investor sentiment. Oracle Faces New Geopolitical Test For Stargate AI Data Center Bets

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $137.92 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $396.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.76, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.60. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $121.24 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $150.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $202.79. 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 (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 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.