Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Rathbones Group PLC

Rathbones Group PLC lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 48.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 44,502 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 41,477 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $8,674,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Investors Research Corp raised its holdings in Oracle by 465.5% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $254.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wedbush increased their target price on Oracle from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on Oracle in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.46.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $189.76 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market cap of $545.76 billion, a PE ratio of 34.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.55. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $165.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $179.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s NetSuite unit is showing solid momentum in mid-market cloud ERP, with revenue of about $1.1 billion, up 14%, helped by AI features and the ongoing shift to cloud software. Article title: Will Oracle’s NetSuite Division Accelerate Revenue Growth in 2026?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is being viewed as a bigger AI infrastructure winner, with commentary highlighting accelerating cloud demand, strong demand visibility, and continued analyst optimism around its long-term AI and data-center growth. Article title: Wedbush Remains Bullish On Oracle (ORCL), Says Investors Are Overlooking Demand Visibility
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence is gaining adoption by global customers, which supports the company’s AI-enabled analytics strategy and reinforces the broader cloud platform story. Article title: Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence Helps Organizations Across the World Accelerate AI-Driven Decision-Making
• Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces this morning focused on Oracle as part of the broader AI and public-cloud trade, indicating ongoing investor interest but no single new catalyst big enough to move the stock by itself. Article title: AMD, INTC and ORCL Forecasts – AI and Tech Moving Early on Thursday
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors remain cautious because Oracle’s aggressive AI and cloud spending is still pressuring earnings estimates, raising questions about how quickly growth will translate into profits. Article title: Oracle Stock Rises 32% in 3 Months on Cloud Strength: Buy Now or Hold?
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary also suggests Oracle is lagging some peers in today’s trading, which may reflect profit-taking after a strong multi-month move. Article title: IBM Rallies 8% While Oracle, Cisco, HPE Drift: Is the Laggard Finally Bouncing?

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.