Weitz Investment Management Inc. Reduces Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Weitz Investment Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 58.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 70,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 100,075 shares during the period. Weitz Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $19,687,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 48,869 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $13,744,000 after buying an additional 923 shares during the last quarter. Lutz Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth about $240,000. Miller Investment Management LP lifted its stake in Oracle by 11.2% during the third quarter. Miller Investment Management LP now owns 10,924 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,072,000 after purchasing an additional 1,101 shares during the last quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,789,000. Finally, Apriem Advisors increased its stake in Oracle by 5.4% in the third quarter. Apriem Advisors now owns 2,924 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $822,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $146.03 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The business’s 50 day moving average is $176.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $225.98. The company has a market capitalization of $419.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded ORCL to a Buy, a formal analyst vote of confidence that can help support the stock amid recent weakness. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Agentive named David Keene (ex‑Google Cloud, Salesforce, Oracle) as co‑founder/CRO — a sign of talent flow and continued industry focus on enterprise AI ecosystems but no direct impact on Oracle’s fundamentals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note Oracle is attracting investor attention (search/attention metrics) and is underperforming the broader tech sector, signaling mixed analyst views rather than a clear catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or publicized securities‑fraud class actions and are soliciting lead plaintiffs, centering on Oracle’s AI capex disclosures and partner exposure — this increases legal and disclosure risk and creates headline pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reporting highlights that the lawsuits specifically spotlight risks tied to Oracle’s AI infrastructure spending and disclosure practices, which raises investor concern about future capital intensity and transparency. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Press reports questioned the Stargate AI data‑center initiative, triggering a sharp intraday selloff as investors worry execution and ROI on large AI projects may fall short. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market skepticism toward AI capital spending — including stories about investors hunting short opportunities and public warnings (e.g., Michael Burry) — is pressuring hyperscalers and AI infrastructure names like Oracle. Article Title Article Title

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Mizuho set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, December 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price target 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. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Erste Group Bank cut Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.94.

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.