Pitcairn Co. Sells 5,937 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Pitcairn Co. decreased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 34.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,268 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 5,937 shares during the period. Pitcairn Co.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,169,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 6.8% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 19.2% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after purchasing an additional 8,530 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched an AI product for construction safety, signaling continued AI-driven revenue opportunities and product monetization. Oracle Transforms Construction Safety Management with AI
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Oracle–Red Bull Racing partnership highlights OCI/AI use cases and raises visibility for Oracle’s cloud capabilities in high-profile, realtime applications. Oracle Red Bull Racing Alliance Puts AI Spotlight On Oracle Valuation
• Positive Sentiment: Options activity and intraday buying pushed shares higher; some traders are treating reported cost reductions as a near-term margin positive. Mixed options sentiment in Oracle with shares up 2.07%
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are split ahead of earnings — upgrades (e.g., Oppenheimer) contrast with lowered price targets from others, leaving consensus views mixed. Analysts Split on Oracle Corporation (ORCL), Stock Sees Upgrade and Downgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are focused on March 10 Q3 results; previews highlight strong AI-cloud demand but flag high capex and leverage as key variables. Oracle Stock Is Down 20% YTD. Should You Buy ORCL Ahead of Q3 Results?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports say Oracle plans to cut thousands of jobs to rein in costs from a major AI data-center expansion — news that underscores funding strain and could signal execution risk. Oracle to cut thousands of jobs amid AI data center spending push, Bloomberg reports
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage highlights cash/financing worries tied to the AI buildout and related securities lawsuits — increased legal risk and higher debt ratios weigh on valuation. Is Oracle’s AI-Fueled Layoffs and Cash Strain Altering The Investment Case For Oracle (ORCL)?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs in securities class actions related to Oracle disclosures, increasing litigation overhang for shareholders. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors … Class Action Lawsuit – ORCL

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 in the last quarter. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $290.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $282.94.

Oracle Trading Up 1.6%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $154.87 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $170.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $221.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $444.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast 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. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

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.