Todd Asset Management LLC Cuts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Todd Asset Management LLC lowered its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 32.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 137,322 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 66,464 shares during the quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $38,621,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its holdings in Oracle by 4.5% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 592,363 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $166,596,000 after purchasing an additional 25,595 shares during the period. Calton & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 2,403 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $676,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Golden Road Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Golden Road Advisors LLC now owns 1,685 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $474,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. GenTrust LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $390,000. Finally, Shepherd Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Oracle by 3.9% during the third quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 10,396 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,924,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 target price on the stock. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $292.43.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won an $88 million U.S. Air Force task order for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support the Air Force Cloud One program through 2028 — a material, mission‑critical cloud contract that supports ORCL’s OCI revenue trajectory. U.S. Department of the Air Force Accelerates Cloud Modernization with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle added several customer wins and product rollouts (City of Atlanta selects Oracle Permitting & Licensing; ReGrow Israel picks Oracle Agriculture Data Intelligence; Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent expands to the UK) — these wins reinforce recurring SaaS/OCI demand and demonstrate traction for Oracle’s AI‑enabled offerings. The City of Atlanta Modernizes Constituent Services and Unlocks AI-Driven Innovation with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Market interest is also being propped up by product momentum around AI agents for Fusion Apps and positive analyst notes/upgrades that have previously sparked rallies. Oracle Unveils AI Agents for Fusion Apps
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank trimmed FY2026/FY2027 EPS forecasts slightly — small estimate moves that leave the firm constructive (Sector Outperform) but signal analysts are recalibrating near‑term expectations. Scotiabank Lowers FY2026/FY2027 EPS Estimates for Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs for securities‑class actions covering June–December 2025 — this increases litigation risk and could pressure the stock if suits progress. STOCK NEWS: Oracle Corporation Sued for Securities Fraud after 11% Stock Drop
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & sentiment risk: CEO Clayton Magouyrk disclosed a ~10,000‑share sale this week; while often personal, it can be read negatively alongside analyst caution and rising short interest. SEC Form 4 — Clayton M. Magouyrk sale

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $160.19 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $183.73 and a 200-day moving average of $230.92. The company has a market cap of $460.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.11, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. 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 Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.