Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Bought by Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd.

Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. raised its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 20.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 65,600 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,200 shares during the period. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $12,786,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 2,062.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800,546 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 333.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,473,137,000 after purchasing an additional 4,030,382 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its position in shares of Oracle by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,636,090 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,809,609,000 after purchasing an additional 2,385,556 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 921.6% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,311,815 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $450,596,000 after purchasing an additional 2,085,514 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.43.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer publicly backed Oracle, saying investors “should go with Oracle,” and noted the company’s recent quarter was very strong, reinforcing bullish sentiment around the stock. Jim Cramer Says “I Think That You Should Go With Oracle”
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure push remains a key driver, with reports tying the stock’s rise to new OpenAI-linked cloud and financing deals that could expand future demand for Oracle’s data center capacity. Why Oracle (ORCL) Is Up 18.4% After New OpenAI‑Linked AI Infrastructure Deals And Financing
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was upgraded by Wall Street analysts, adding to the momentum around the shares after the recent rally. Oracle upgraded, Planet Fitness downgraded: Wall Street’s top analyst calls
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle and partner Eightfold AI announced an integration of agentic interviewing with Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting, which expands Oracle’s AI-enabled HCM ecosystem and supports cross-sell opportunities. Eightfold AI Announces Integration of Agentic Interviewing with Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was named a Leader in Gartner’s Warehouse Management Systems Magic Quadrant for the 11th straight year, reinforcing the strength of its cloud supply-chain software franchise. Oracle Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems for 11th Consecutive Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional articles discussed Oracle Fusion Financials training and broader market chatter, but they do not appear to be direct stock catalysts.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock opened at $195.89 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The firm has a market cap of $563.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.55. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $157.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $185.85.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted 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 business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.