Maxi Investments CY Ltd Sells 18,780 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Maxi Investments CY Ltd decreased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 82.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,020 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 18,780 shares during the quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,131,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $155.97 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $448.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.00, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.66. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $165.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $217.24. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q3 results — Oracle topped EPS and revenue estimates, raised FY guidance and emphasized cloud/AI momentum, which is the primary driver for today’s upside. Oracle Is Soaring After Blowout Earnings. 3 Reasons to Buy the Stock (and 1 Reason to Avoid It).
• Positive Sentiment: “Best quarter in 15 years” narrative — strong cloud revenue growth and a large remaining performance obligation/backlog have shifted sentiment toward sustained AI‑infrastructure revenue expansion. Oracle Just Posted Its Best Quarter in 15 Years — Here’s Why 2026 Could Get Even Better
• Positive Sentiment: Data‑center buildout & OpenAI backlog thesis — coverage notes a large multi‑year AI contract runway (and a cited ~$110B catalyst) with customer prepayments and supplied GPUs reducing near‑term funding risk. This underpins investor conviction in Oracle’s cloud cadence. The $110 Billion Catalyst That Makes It More Likely Oracle Will Hit Its 700% Cloud Infrastructure Revenue Growth Guidance by 2030
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst moves — some firms (e.g., Mizuho) trimmed lofty targets but kept bullish ratings, reflecting optimism on growth with more conservative valuation assumptions. These notes are moderating upside expectations rather than flipping the story. Benzinga: Mizuho PT change
• Neutral Sentiment: Stifel cut its price target (from $275 to $220) while retaining a Buy — a sign analysts are wrestling with higher capex and near‑term margin/valuation tradeoffs even as they remain constructive on AI/cloud. Stifel Cuts PT on Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
• Negative Sentiment: Reported large layoffs (20k–30k) — media reports that Oracle may cut up to ~18% of staff to fund aggressive AI/data‑center capex raise execution and reputational risks; layoffs can create short‑term disruption and investor concern. Oracle Layoff Plan Raises Questions For AI And Cloud Growth Story
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class actions filed — law firms are soliciting lead plaintiffs over disclosures about data‑center capabilities and capex; litigation risk and related legal costs are a meaningful overhang for investors. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Class Action Lawsuit Filed

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.77.

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.