Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s 8th Largest Position

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. lessened its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 301,411 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 28,428 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises 2.7% of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $84,769,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Oracle by 2.1% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Oracle by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,060,427,000 after purchasing an additional 1,252,723 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $4,275,378,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in Oracle by 1.3% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,315,180 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,473,838,000 after purchasing an additional 147,367 shares during the period. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.8% in the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 11,182,800 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,444,896,000 after buying an additional 405,525 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 116,588 shares of company stock valued at $27,511,146 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Stock Down 5.9%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $179.83 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $516.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $201.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $240.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Guggenheim reiterates a long-term bullish view, arguing worries about Oracle’s AI-related debt and concentration with OpenAI are overblown and that cloud & AI adoption plus data-center expansion create a multiyear growth runway. This supports the buy-and-hold thesis. Oracle’s stock could be a big winner for the next decade, according to this analyst. Here’s why.
• Positive Sentiment: Several bullish write-ups (Seeking Alpha, InsiderMonkey summaries) highlight Oracle’s accelerating transition from on‑premise to cloud/AI services, a large backlog, and analyst support — all items that underpin revenue visibility and make a “buy the dip” case for long-term investors. Oracle: ‘Buy’ The Dip As Backlog Diversification Continues
• Positive Sentiment: AI ecosystem tailwinds (e.g., potential deals and data‑center demand) are cited across coverage — third‑party GPU and cloud deployments could indirectly lift Oracle’s cloud and services revenue as enterprises roll out AI workloads. MarketBeat’s AMD piece explicitly notes Oracle as a potential beneficiary of broader AI deployments. AMD Rebound Begins: It’s Not Too Late to Get In (ORCL)
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle will pay a small upcoming dividend (Jan. 23) — a modest positive for income investors but unlikely to move the stock materially. Oracle to pay dividends on January 23; Here’s how much 100 ORCL shares will earn
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation takes and fair‑value analyses (Yahoo Finance piece) argue the recent pullback and renewed cloud focus leave Oracle in a more reasonable range — useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Is Oracle (ORCL) Fairly Priced After Recent Share Price Pullback And Cloud Growth Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Legal pressure: bondholders have filed a lawsuit tied to Oracle’s AI‑related debt losses. That legal headline is a direct near‑term negative and has been cited as a key reason for today’s selloff as it raises questions about debt terms and investor recovery. Bondholders Are Suing Oracle for Its AI Losses. Is There a Case to Keep Buying ORCL Stock and Waiting for AI to Pay Off?
• Negative Sentiment: Contrarian/critical takes warn of an AI valuation bubble and concentration risk with OpenAI; some analysts and articles urge caution or even selling before broader AI sentiment corrects. These narratives amplify volatility and can pressure shares when sentiment shifts. Oracle: Sell Before The AI Bubble Bursts
• Negative Sentiment: News roundups (MSN) tie today’s decline to the legal filing and investor concern about Oracle’s AI strategy/debt — reinforcing that headline risk is currently dominating trading. Why Oracle (ORCL) Shares Are Falling Today

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. TD Cowen lowered their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on Oracle from $360.00 to $260.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.50.

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.