Connable Office Inc. Purchases New Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Connable Office Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 7,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,969,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth $4,275,378,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 2,062.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800,546 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 164,278,874 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $35,916,290,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,461 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted 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 valued at $1,932,507,000 after purchasing an additional 2,619,722 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 21,239.6% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,729,145 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $378,043,000 after buying an additional 1,721,042 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Melius Research set a $160.00 price target on Oracle in a report on Monday. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $205.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Stephens upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $292.43.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a material federal cloud win — CMS selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support its modernization initiative, giving ORCL a high‑profile, mission‑critical customer and long‑duration cloud revenue opportunity. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Support Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Modernization Initiative
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum: Oracle unveiled new AI agents for Fusion Apps and multiple Fusion Cloud enhancements (supply chain, CX, manufacturing). These features support the company’s premium SaaS/cloud growth story and could help sustain the strong cloud revenue trajectory. Oracle Unveils AI Agents for Fusion Apps: Will it Boost Prospects?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: D.A. Davidson’s upgrade to Buy (and related bullish notes) recently lifted sentiment and caused a prior rally, showing the stock remains sensitive to positive analyst calls. DA Davidson Upgrades Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) to “Buy”
• Neutral Sentiment: OpenAI/AI linkage: Renewed optimism about Oracle’s exposure to OpenAI and the broader AI rebound is supporting interest in ORCL but remains speculative and sentiment‑driven. Oracle (ORCL) gets fresh boost from optimism around OpenAI exposure
• Neutral Sentiment: Partner ecosystem note: Coverage highlighted Bloom Energy’s role in AI power infrastructure and referenced an Oracle‑Bloom tie (warrants/partnership). This is a positive strategic alignment but is indirect for ORCL’s near‑term revenue. AI Power Crunch: Why Bloom Energy Is the Hidden Winner
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: Multiple firms have announced or filed securities‑class actions against Oracle covering June–December 2025, creating regulatory and litigation risk that can pressure the share price and increase uncertainty for investors. Oracle Corporation Sued for Securities Law Violations – Contact The Gross Law Firm Before April 6, 2026 to Discuss Your Rights – ORCL
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CEO Clayton Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares (~$1.55M) earlier this week (Form 4 filed). While single sales often reflect personal liquidity needs, they can be perceived negatively by the market. SEC Form 4 — Clayton M. Magouyrk sale
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution & short interest: Some firms (e.g., Melius) have lowered ratings amid scrutiny over AI monetization and balance‑sheet concerns; short interest has also increased — both factors can amplify downside on mixed/negative days. Melius Downgrades Oracle (ORCL) to Hold as AI Monetization Faces Scrutiny

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $157.18 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $451.61 billion, a PE ratio of 29.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $186.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $232.32. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 37.59%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.