Journey Advisory Group LLC decreased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 16.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 14,714 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 2,897 shares during the period. Journey Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,868,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 130.0% in the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp boosted its stake in Oracle by 465.5% during the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership raised its stake 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 buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value 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 filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting Oracle
- Positive Sentiment: Expanded multicloud deal with AWS gives customers private, high?speed connectivity between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and AWS — seen as a major commercial win that directly supports Oracle’s AI/cloud growth thesis. Oracle and AWS Collaborate to Expand Multicloud Networking
- Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: multiple outlets report the AWS news and strong cloud metrics drove a sprint in the stock (one article links cloud revenue of $8.9B, +44% YoY) and large intraday gains as investors rotate into AI infrastructure plays. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Surges Almost 20% Following AWS Partnership and Cloud Growth
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded its energy supply pact with Bloom Energy to support data?center power for AI builds (up to 2.8 GW) — reduces supply risk and supports a faster, greener data?center scale?out. Bloom Energy Just Partnered With Oracle. Does That Make the Fuel Cell Energy Stock a Buy Here?
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst/market pieces are touting Oracle as a safer way to play AI infrastructure compared with high?flyers, adding conviction for investors wanting AI exposure with enterprise recurring revenue. 3 Reasons to Buy Oracle Stock as the AI Trade Gets Riskier
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech rally and momentum headlines — CNBC, Investopedia and others note Oracle is catching a sector?wide rebound that’s boosting many previously beaten?down software names; this helps momentum but is macro?driven. AMD, Oracle, Microsoft and the IGV lead a monster week for tech stocks
- Neutral Sentiment: Market momentum: coverage notes consecutive positive closes and a >30% weekly jump — positive for sentiment but increases volatility/short?term profit?taking risk. Oracle’s Most Explosive Stock Run Of The Century — What Changed Overnight?
- Negative Sentiment: Structural risks flagged by several outlets: very large debt load (reports cite >$120B), revenue concentration and a valuation that assumes near?perfect execution — warnings that the rally may be fragile and unsuitable for conservative investors. Oracle’s Week of Big Gains Masks a Huge Red Flag: Why Conservative Investors Should Look Elsewhere
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have recently commented on ORCL. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $260.71.
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Oracle Stock Performance
NYSE:ORCL opened at $175.08 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $503.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.60. 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 Corporation has a 1 year low of $121.24 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $152.10 and a 200-day moving average of $195.79.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.
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