LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. Purchases 5,418 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. increased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 35.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,870 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,418 shares during the period. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $6,032,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Darwin Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 130.0% during the third 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. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect ~20% revenue growth for Q3 FY26 and are focused on OCI acceleration, RPO backlog and capex guidance — any upside on OCI growth or a strong guide could lift the stock. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Three Critical Metrics for March 10 Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud/infrastructure momentum remains a structural positive: social and data summaries point to robust OCI growth (cited Y/Y rates in recent commentary), which is the primary driver investors expect to see monetized. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Job Cuts and AI Data Center Pressures
• Neutral Sentiment: Q3 FY26 earnings and management commentary (March 10) are the immediate catalyst — the report will clarify growth, margins, capex plans and near-term free cash flow, creating short-term volatility either way. What To Expect From Oracle’s (ORCL) Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Major workforce reductions (reports of 20k–30k job cuts, ~18% of staff) tied to curbing AI/data-center spend raise execution and morale risks and suggest aggressive cost management is already underway. Oracle Layoffs And AI Cutbacks Reshape Cloud Ambitions And Valuation Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle and OpenAI reportedly ended plans to expand a flagship Texas data center (Abilene), undercutting part of the company’s high-profile AI infrastructure narrative and opening the door for competitors. Oracle and OpenAI End Plans to Expand Flagship Data Center
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and financing overhangs: class-action notices allege misstatements about data-center capabilities/capex, and commentary flags possible large capital raises or further balance-sheet stress — risks to valuation and dilution. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile media and influencer skepticism (Jim Cramer and others) plus visible insider selling and large institutional reductions increase negative sentiment and could pressure the stock ahead of earnings. Jim Cramer on Oracle

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on ORCL. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. DA Davidson raised shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $280.09.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $152.95 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $439.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.75, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.66. 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 price is $169.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $220.62. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

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.