Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lowered its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,233,363 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 17,883 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises about 0.8% of Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in Oracle were worth $169,341,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 14,539,366 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,815,242,000 after acquiring an additional 1,148,698 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 14,680,278 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,151,395,000 after acquiring an additional 123,294 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,251,059 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,949,363,000 after acquiring an additional 384,984 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,447,648,000 after acquiring an additional 144,087 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,586,492 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,262,827,000 after acquiring an additional 147,048 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong: Mizuho reaffirmed its “Outperform” rating and $320 price target, while other analysts maintained bullish views. Oracle’s $664 billion remaining performance obligations and expected cloud growth continue to support the long-term investment case. Wall Street analyst updates Oracle stock price target
• Positive Sentiment: Project Jupiter is progressing: Oracle proposed an electricity agreement with El Paso Electric and reaffirmed Bloom Energy’s role in powering the New Mexico AI data center campus. If completed, the project could support future cloud capacity and AI-related revenue. Why is Oracle stock gaining 4% today?
• Neutral Sentiment: Pipeline approval remains unresolved: Oracle urged federal regulators to expedite approval of a 17.8-mile natural-gas pipeline needed for Project Jupiter. Delays could postpone the data center’s launch, although approval would remove a significant execution bottleneck. Oracle urges FERC to expedite New Mexico gas pipeline for Project Jupiter
• Negative Sentiment: Hotter inflation pushed Treasury yields higher: September inflation data revived expectations for higher-for-longer interest rates, weighing on technology and AI stocks. Higher yields reduce the appeal of growth equities and raise Oracle’s financing costs. Stock Market Today, Oct. 14: Oracle Tumbles on Hotter CPI Data Lifting Treasury Yields
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI spending and balance-sheet risk: Oracle’s heavy capital expenditures have pushed free cash flow into negative territory, while a broader sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks—particularly after concerns about CoreWeave’s debt—raised worries about Oracle’s returns on costly data-center expansion. Will Rising Capex Weigh on Oracle’s Free Cash Flow Outlook?

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $130.60 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $145.93 and a 200-day moving average of $158.89. The company has a market cap of $394.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $322.54.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.73 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. CLSA started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price objective on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price (up from $239.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price (up from $375.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $290.00 price target (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Finally, DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $251.72.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. This trade represents a 6,410.26% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. Insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.