Old North State Wealth Management LLC Purchases Shares of 2,660 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Old North State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,660 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $748,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $4,275,378,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.1% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 164,278,874 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $35,916,290,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,461 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth about $731,512,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 42.1% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,839,166 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,932,507,000 after buying an additional 2,619,722 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Oracle by 840.7% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,119,473 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $463,380,000 after buying an additional 1,894,157 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total transaction of $1,925,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. This represents a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 146,346 shares of company stock worth $39,082,996 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Melius Research upped their price target on Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Baird R W raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $307.72.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market bullishness on AI/data‑center leaders: MarketBeat names Oracle as one of “5 Stocks Set to Start Strong in January,” highlighting Oracle’s full‑stack AI positioning and the potential revenue lift as OCI data centers come online. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Broader Q4 earnings optimism for tech: market commentary expects Q4/Q1 earnings season to be a bullish catalyst for AI/tech names (including ORCL), which supports multiple expansion if results and guidance beat. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and fund support: multiple broker price‑target raises and continued institutional buying (per MarketBeat/QuiverQuant summaries) give the stock fundamental and flows support. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Public‑sector AI demand: Oracle execs say governments will shift to agentic AI and data organization, which could be a steady, longer‑dated revenue channel but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Warner Bros / Paramount proxy drama: FT reports Larry Ellison’s personal guarantee did not sway Warner Bros’ board on a Paramount bid — an investor‑interest item because Ellison is Oracle’s co‑founder, but it has limited direct operational impact on ORCL. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Oracle insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares (Dec. 24 filing at ~ $196.89), a visible Form 4 that may momentarily weigh sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Balance‑sheet and execution worries: coverage (Yahoo/Seeking Alpha and media commentary) flags aggressive AI commitments, rising capex/debt and data‑center build timing as risks that have pressured the stock recently. Read More.

Oracle Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $197.08 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $221.19 and its 200-day moving average is $243.19. The stock has a market cap of $566.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.05, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Oracle Company 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.