Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stake Reduced by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB decreased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 30.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 88,889 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 39,582 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in Oracle were worth $24,999,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of 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. State Street Corp raised its position in Oracle by 1.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,060,427,000 after acquiring an additional 1,252,723 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in Oracle by 1.2% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,555,961,000 after acquiring an additional 266,588 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,275,378,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,357,572,000 after purchasing an additional 98,693 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $229.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.77.

Oracle Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $152.88 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $163.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.29. The stock has a market cap of $439.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong results and cloud momentum: Oracle beat Q4 expectations and its infrastructure/cloud business and backlog growth are being cited as drivers of future revenue and AI-tailwind upside. Analysts including Deutsche Bank have reaffirmed Buy ratings after the quarter. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: High-conviction bullish research: Guggenheim reiterated a Buy with a $400 target, arguing Oracle’s AI buildout could trigger a future cash-flow inflection if execution continues. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Product & partnership progress: Oracle rolled out Java 26 and new AI features for its Simphony POS, and expanded payments integration with Alviere — developments that support enterprise adoption and cross-selling. Read More. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market opportunity backdrop: Industry reports project strong growth for financial close and cloud software markets over the coming decade, which supports long-term TAM assumptions for Oracle’s applications and cloud stacks. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI spending and cash burn: Multiple pieces note Oracle’s aggressive AI capex and elevated spending is pressuring free cash flow; management says upfront customer payments and efficiency gains should help, but cash burn concerns are pressuring the stock. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Investor sentiment and concentration risk: Tech/software sell-off themes (including worries about OpenAI concentration in Oracle’s customer mix) and sharp short-term declines have amplified volatility. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Rising restructuring costs: Oracle disclosed it will spend roughly $500M more than initially planned on restructuring, a near-term hit to operating cash flow and margins. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk and investigations: Multiple law firms have filed or solicited investors for securities class actions and investigations tied to prior disclosures and debt offerings, increasing potential legal liabilities and uncertainty. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution: At least one firm (Mizuho) issued a pessimistic forecast, adding to mixed sell-side views despite several high price targets. Read More.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 in the last three months. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.