K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc Invests $3.05 Million in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc acquired a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 10,551 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,047,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $4,275,378,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 2,062.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,595,072,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800,546 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $47,518,451,000 after purchasing an additional 4,681,626 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Oracle by 42.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,839,166 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,932,507,000 after buying an additional 2,619,722 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 21,239.6% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,729,145 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $378,043,000 after buying an additional 1,721,042 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded ORCL from Market Perform to Outperform and set a $185 price target, citing an attractive valuation after the recent selloff and easing OpenAI risk — a clear catalyst for buying interest. Why Oracle Stock Is Up Around 3% Today
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage momentum: multiple outlets (Benzinga, TipRanks) note the same Oppenheimer upgrade and $185 PT, reinforcing buy-side momentum and raising the stock’s short-term upside narrative. Oracle Stock Is Climbing Today: What’s Happening?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary and bullish pieces argue the pullback creates a value opportunity for long-term cloud/AI exposure, which supports constructive positioning by investors willing to look through near-term execution noise. Why Oracle Stock Bumped Higher on Wednesday
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional analyst activity (new price targets reported by Finbold/others) is keeping the story dynamic — helpful for volume but mixed in directional conviction. Analyst sets Oracle stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts note ORCL is underperforming the broader tech sector, suggesting upside depends on a sustained recovery in cloud revenue growth and AI monetization. Oracle Stock: Is ORCL Underperforming the Technology Sector?
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: multiple securities class-action filings and law-firm notices allege misleading disclosures around AI spending, OpenAI exposure and capex — these suits can pressure sentiment, increase legal costs, and create headline risk. Oracle Lawsuits Put AI Spending Risks And Disclosure In Spotlight
• Negative Sentiment: Formal notice from Levi & Korsinsky and other firms highlights the class-action timeline and potential for consolidated litigation — short-term volatility could follow as investors price legal exposure. Oracle Corporation Sued for Securities Law Violations
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamental concern: a Forbes piece flags slowing cloud revenue growth and rising capex as signs Oracle may be losing some AI momentum — a reminder execution on heavy infrastructure spending is not guaranteed. Is Oracle Stock Losing Its AI Edge?

Oracle Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of ORCL opened at $147.70 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $175.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $225.43. The stock has a market cap of $424.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.64. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Equities analysts predict 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 paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. 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 the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% 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 valued at $13,689,064 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $290.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle 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.