TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 422,009 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 21,054 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $122,076,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Key Oracle News
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure tailwind — coverage highlights Oracle’s high-performance computing cost advantage and market-share gains in AI infrastructure, supporting the long-term growth story. The AI Infrastructure Stock That’s Stealing Market Share in 2026
- Positive Sentiment: New business win — Alrajhi Medicine selected Oracle Health Foundation EHR and Fusion Cloud, a concrete enterprise win that supports recurring cloud/healthcare revenue expansion. Alrajhi Medicine to Digitize its Healthcare Operations with Oracle
- Positive Sentiment: CapEx ramp backing AI growth — Analysts note Oracle is ramping cloud CapEx toward ~$50B to build GPU-rich data centers aimed at accelerating revenue growth from FY2027 onward. This supports the long-term AI revenue thesis (but increases near-term financing needs). The Zacks Analyst Blog Oracle’s, Amazon and Alphabet
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/coverage attention — Zacks includes Oracle among names tied to AI and VMware integration in its research picks; supportive but not an immediate catalyst. The Zacks Analyst Blog Broadcom, Oracle, Mastercard, Geospace and Gencor
- Negative Sentiment: Operational outage — A weather-related power outage at an Oracle data center disrupted U.S. TikTok users, raising short-term reliability and reputational concerns (repeated coverage). Oracle says outage at data center causes issues faced by US TikTok users
- Negative Sentiment: Credit-market stress — Credit default swaps on Oracle have surged to levels not seen since the COVID era, signaling investor unease about the company’s rising debt load to fund cloud/GPU expansion. Chamath Palihapitiya’s Nervous ‘Gulp’ A Sign Of Things To Come? Oracle’s Credit Default Swaps Surge Past COVID-19 Levels
- Negative Sentiment: Legal/SEC risk — Multiple investor law firms (Rosen, Pomerantz) have filed/investigated class actions tied to Oracle’s senior note offering documents, adding legal exposure and headline risk. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Lawsuit
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst cut & execution concerns — At least one analyst sharply cut its price target and investor letters/notes (Polen) flagged execution risks, amplifying near-term selling pressure. Why 1 Analyst Just Slashed Their Price Target on Oracle Stock by More than 30%
- Negative Sentiment: Market reaction summary — Zacks notes the stock fell more than the market in the latest session, reflecting a combination of the above operational, credit and legal headlines. Here’s Why Oracle (ORCL) Fell More Than Broader Market
Oracle Trading Down 1.2%
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
ORCL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. KeyCorp cut their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.46.
View Our Latest Analysis on ORCL
Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. The trade was a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 62,223 shares of company stock worth $12,136,764. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
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.
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