Swiss National Bank Has $1.37 Billion Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Swiss National Bank cut its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,883,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 209,800 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for about 0.8% of Swiss National Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,373,407,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 130.0% in the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect ~20% revenue growth for Q3 FY26 and are focused on OCI acceleration, RPO backlog and capex guidance — any upside on OCI growth or a strong guide could lift the stock. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Three Critical Metrics for March 10 Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud/infrastructure momentum remains a structural positive: social and data summaries point to robust OCI growth (cited Y/Y rates in recent commentary), which is the primary driver investors expect to see monetized. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Job Cuts and AI Data Center Pressures
• Neutral Sentiment: Q3 FY26 earnings and management commentary (March 10) are the immediate catalyst — the report will clarify growth, margins, capex plans and near-term free cash flow, creating short-term volatility either way. What To Expect From Oracle’s (ORCL) Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Major workforce reductions (reports of 20k–30k job cuts, ~18% of staff) tied to curbing AI/data-center spend raise execution and morale risks and suggest aggressive cost management is already underway. Oracle Layoffs And AI Cutbacks Reshape Cloud Ambitions And Valuation Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle and OpenAI reportedly ended plans to expand a flagship Texas data center (Abilene), undercutting part of the company’s high-profile AI infrastructure narrative and opening the door for competitors. Oracle and OpenAI End Plans to Expand Flagship Data Center
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and financing overhangs: class-action notices allege misstatements about data-center capabilities/capex, and commentary flags possible large capital raises or further balance-sheet stress — risks to valuation and dilution. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile media and influencer skepticism (Jim Cramer and others) plus visible insider selling and large institutional reductions increase negative sentiment and could pressure the stock ahead of earnings. Jim Cramer on Oracle

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related 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 transaction, the insider directly 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 in the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. DA Davidson raised shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Citizens Jmp decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $280.09.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $152.95 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $439.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.75, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $169.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $220.62. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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.