Valley Wealth Managers Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Valley Wealth Managers Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 21.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 121,623 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,589 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for approximately 1.5% of Valley Wealth Managers Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Valley Wealth Managers Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $23,706,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allen Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 1.3% in the third quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC now owns 3,276 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $921,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle by 1.1% in the third quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. now owns 3,943 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,109,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp boosted its stake in Oracle by 1.1% in the third quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp now owns 4,275 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,202,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas boosted its stake in Oracle by 0.3% in the third quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas now owns 15,728 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,423,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 3.0% in the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,543 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wedbush assumed coverage on Oracle in a report on Friday, April 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $225.00 target price for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 target price on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. DA Davidson increased their target price on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.43.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Arete upgraded Oracle to Buy from Neutral and raised its price target to $255, citing favorable industry economics tied to GPU supply constraints and signaling more upside for the stock. Article title
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is drawing renewed interest for its AI strategy, with commentary suggesting the market may have overlooked the company’s role in AI infrastructure and cloud demand. Article title
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded its AI-enabled HR offering by integrating Eightfold AI interview intelligence into Fusion Cloud Recruiting, reinforcing the company’s enterprise AI and cloud positioning. Article title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage around the Stargate AI project and SoftBank’s broader AI infrastructure spending is keeping Oracle in the spotlight as a key beneficiary of large-scale AI data center investment. Article title
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s stock recently pulled back slightly after a sharp AI-driven run, suggesting some investors may be locking in gains after the rally. Article title
• Negative Sentiment: Recent market coverage noted that Oracle traded lower while the broader technology sector advanced, indicating some near-term relative weakness despite the upbeat AI narrative. Article title

Oracle Trading Down 1.1%

ORCL opened at $193.86 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $159.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $557.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.80, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

About Oracle

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.