Krane Funds Advisors LLC Acquires 4,485 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Krane Funds Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 129.7% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 7,943 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,485 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises 0.1% of Krane Funds Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest position. Krane Funds Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,318,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 130.0% in the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in Oracle in the third quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Collier Financial acquired a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Oracle from $290.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. KeyCorp dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. 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. Weiss Ratings downgraded Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 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-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.97.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/media attention highlights Oracle’s role in the AI/hyperscaler landscape, which could support long‑term demand for cloud and data‑center services. How hyperscalers like Oracle and Meta are driving the AI arms race
• Neutral Sentiment: Media interest and screeners show ORCL drawing investor attention — a sign of volume and focus but not an immediate directional catalyst. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry research shows hyperscaler capex surging (and Microsoft singled out), underscoring that Oracle competes in a capital‑intensive AI buildout — structural opportunity but also margin/cash‑flow pressure. Evercore Sees Microsoft Growing FCF 5% as Hyperscaler Capex Jumps 58%
• Negative Sentiment: Report raising concerns about Oracle’s “Stargate” AI project drove selling—investors are worried about execution, cost overruns or overstated capabilities. Oracle stock falls amid Stargate project concerns
• Negative Sentiment: News coverage and commentary point to investor anxiety that Oracle’s aggressive AI spending may be excessive, a theme cited by multiple outlets as a reason for today’s slump. Here’s Why Oracle Stock Slumped Today
• Negative Sentiment: Several securities‑fraud class actions and lead‑plaintiff deadline notices allege Oracle misled investors about its AI/data‑center capabilities and capex — legal risk increases uncertainty and potential liabilities. Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Pending
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile critics (e.g., Michael Burry) and analysis on the tech sector’s AI “debt binge” are amplifying concerns that hyperscaler spending may hurt returns and push risk onto investors/bondholders. Michael Burry Questions ‘When Will AI Data Center Spending End?’ How the AI debt binge shattered hyperscalers’ ‘unspoken contract’ with investors

Oracle Trading Down 4.7%

Shares of ORCL opened at $141.07 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The business has a 50-day moving average of $177.28 and a 200 day moving average of $226.71. The firm has a market cap of $405.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 over the last three months. 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.