Forsta AP Fonden Increases Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Forsta AP Fonden lifted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 10.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 476,660 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 45,760 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 0.6% of Forsta AP Fonden’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Forsta AP Fonden’s holdings in Oracle were worth $92,906,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Xponance Inc. increased its holdings in Oracle by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after purchasing an additional 7,320 shares during the period. DDD Partners LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $1,677,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its position in Oracle by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $311,497,000 after purchasing an additional 246,243 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Oracle by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 50,712 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,262,000 after purchasing an additional 3,150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd raised its position in Oracle by 1,945.8% during the 3rd quarter. KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd now owns 92,736 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $26,081,000 after purchasing an additional 88,203 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’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 directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is benefiting from renewed enthusiasm for AI-related software stocks, with investors viewing the company as a key AI/cloud infrastructure winner alongside peers like Snowflake and ServiceNow. Snowflake, Oracle, ServiceNow Stocks Rally As AI Trade Heats Up Again
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish trading signals and unusual options activity point to stronger near-term sentiment, including a Power Inflow alert and a big jump in call buying. Oracle Shares Rise 4% After Key Trading Signal
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to highlight Oracle’s AI cloud backlog and improving outlook, suggesting investors are focusing more on growth potential than on recent volatility. Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Oracle, Intuit and Progress Software
• Positive Sentiment: Several recent pieces frame Oracle as a possible undervalued AI beneficiary, reinforcing the case for continued investor interest in the stock. Is Oracle Stock an Undervalued Stock to Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle is also drawing regulatory scrutiny over TikTok U.S. data safeguards and recommendation-algorithm concerns, which is not a direct business hit but could add headline risk. Democratic senator wants TikTok US JV, Oracle to answer questions on platform safeguards
• Neutral Sentiment: Some investors are still focused on Oracle’s debt load and capital spending for AI data centers, a longer-term concern that could cap enthusiasm if profitability doesn’t keep up. Concerns Over Debt Weigh on Oracle (ORCL) Amid AI Data Center Expansion

Oracle Trading Up 10.9%

ORCL opened at $225.85 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $649.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.55, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $134.57 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $170.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $178.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. 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 fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $254.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Mizuho decreased their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 16th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.46.

Oracle 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.