Merit Financial Group LLC Acquires 9,544 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 83,417 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,544 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $23,460,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Swiss National Bank lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,113,526,000 after buying an additional 360,000 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 626.1% during the third quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after acquiring an additional 9,948 shares in the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 4.8% during the second quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,201,000 after acquiring an additional 1,515 shares in the last quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 45.3% during the second quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 3,723 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,161 shares during the period. Finally, Alexis Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 38.0% in the 2nd quarter. Alexis Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,540 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $954,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Heavy intraday buying after a sector rotation and renewed AI optimism pushed Oracle higher, as tech names diverged and investors bought the dip. Oracle Surges 12% While Apple, Amazon Tumble in Choppy Tech Week
• Positive Sentiment: Marketbeat highlights a very large backlog (reported >$520B) and argues Oracle’s debt is financing data‑center capacity that should drive multiyear revenue and service growth — a narrative that supports significant upside if execution and guidance hold. Oracle’s Emotion-Driven Sell-Off Sets Up Generational Opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Contract wins in the public sector (notably coverage of an Air Force win) reinforce Oracle’s AI cloud story and provide tangible demand for OCI, giving investors a near‑term revenue catalyst. Oracle Lawsuits And Air Force Win Pull AI Cloud Story In Tension
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analyst and sector pieces frame Oracle as a value opportunity amid a broader software selloff; consensus remains cautiously bullish but analysts are split, making the story one of opportunity rather than a clear near‑term trigger. 5 Software Stocks That Look Too Cheap to Ignore
• Neutral Sentiment: Some prominent investors urge caution — signaling that while long‑term thesis remains intact for some, near‑term timing is debated. ‘Not Just Yet,’ Says Top Investor About Oracle Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or announced securities‑fraud class actions alleging misleading disclosures about AI spending and related risks for the June–Dec 2025 period; legal uncertainty could pressure the stock, increase litigation costs, and distract management. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP Files Securities Fraud Class Action Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman Announces Class Action BFA Law Announces Potential Class Action & Deadline
• Negative Sentiment: At least one sell‑side note (Scotiabank) expresses a pessimistic view on FY2026 earnings — adding to near‑term downside risk if guidance or results disappoint. Scotiabank Has Pessimistic View of Oracle FY2026 Earnings

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. Citizens Jmp cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $400.00 price target on Oracle in a report on Monday, December 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $292.43.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock opened at $160.19 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $182.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $230.25. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $460.24 billion, a PE ratio of 30.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company 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 yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.