Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Acquires 3,119 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 192,592 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,119 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up 0.5% of Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Oracle were worth $37,538,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Investors Research Corp raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 465.5% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 304.7% in the 4th quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 174 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle deepened its AI and enterprise software footprint through an integration with Eightfold AI, embedding agentic interview tools into Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting and expanding its AI-enabled HR workflow offering. Oracle Deepens AI HR Workflows With Eightfold Integration And Valuation Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced that its Java SE Universal Subscription will help Samsung Electronics standardize global semiconductor development, simplify IT operations, and strengthen security, highlighting a meaningful enterprise relationship. Oracle Java to Power Samsung Electronics’ Global Semiconductor Development
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also expanded its Samsung partnership to support semiconductor engineering with proactive patching and technical assistance, reinforcing confidence in recurring software demand. Oracle Expands Samsung Partnership To Boost Java Security
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts/commentary pieces said Oracle still has upside potential, with one Oppenheimer note pointing to possible fiscal Q4 upside from restructuring and infrastructure spending. Oracle Could See Fiscal Q4 Upside From Restructuring, Strong Tech Infrastructure Spending, Oppenheimer Says
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle appointed Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic to its board and expanded the board to 13 members, a governance update that is unlikely to move the stock materially but signals continued leadership refresh. Oracle Names Tomislav Mihaljevic, M.D., to the Board of Directors
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle has also been featured in bullish stock-pick and “bounced back” articles, reflecting improving sentiment after strong quarterly results rather than a specific new catalyst. Shifting Sentiment: These Stocks Have Bounced Back Big
• Negative Sentiment: After a sharp AI-driven run, Oracle paused and traded lower in the latest sessions as investors took profits and questioned whether the rally had moved too far too fast. Oracle finally pauses after sharp AI fueled rally
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary cautioned that Oracle may be a “sell in May” candidate, adding to short-term pressure despite longer-term AI optimism. Sell in May and Go Away—Starting With These 3 Stocks

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Arete Research set a $255.00 target price on shares of Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine 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.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.11.

Oracle Stock Down 3.6%

Oracle stock opened at $186.81 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $537.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $160.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.10.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

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.