Channel Wealth LLC Increases Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Channel Wealth LLC raised its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 258.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 16,697 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 12,043 shares during the quarter. Channel Wealth LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 21.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its stake in Oracle by 6.8% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 19.2% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after purchasing an additional 8,530 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $195.89 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $157.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.85. The firm has a market cap of $563.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.55.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer publicly backed Oracle, saying investors “should go with Oracle,” and noted the company’s recent quarter was very strong, reinforcing bullish sentiment around the stock. Jim Cramer Says “I Think That You Should Go With Oracle”
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure push remains a key driver, with reports tying the stock’s rise to new OpenAI-linked cloud and financing deals that could expand future demand for Oracle’s data center capacity. Why Oracle (ORCL) Is Up 18.4% After New OpenAI‑Linked AI Infrastructure Deals And Financing
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was upgraded by Wall Street analysts, adding to the momentum around the shares after the recent rally. Oracle upgraded, Planet Fitness downgraded: Wall Street’s top analyst calls
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle and partner Eightfold AI announced an integration of agentic interviewing with Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting, which expands Oracle’s AI-enabled HCM ecosystem and supports cross-sell opportunities. Eightfold AI Announces Integration of Agentic Interviewing with Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was named a Leader in Gartner’s Warehouse Management Systems Magic Quadrant for the 11th straight year, reinforcing the strength of its cloud supply-chain software franchise. Oracle Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems for 11th Consecutive Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional articles discussed Oracle Fusion Financials training and broader market chatter, but they do not appear to be direct stock catalysts.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on ORCL. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $254.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.43.

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.