Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Decreases Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. decreased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 7.9% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 200,716 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 17,324 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises 1.6% of Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $56,449,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at about $3,204,000. Graham Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at about $891,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 21.2% during the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 117,265 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $16,395,000 after acquiring an additional 20,474 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market bullishness on AI/data‑center leaders: MarketBeat names Oracle as one of “5 Stocks Set to Start Strong in January,” highlighting Oracle’s full‑stack AI positioning and the potential revenue lift as OCI data centers come online. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Broader Q4 earnings optimism for tech: market commentary expects Q4/Q1 earnings season to be a bullish catalyst for AI/tech names (including ORCL), which supports multiple expansion if results and guidance beat. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and fund support: multiple broker price‑target raises and continued institutional buying (per MarketBeat/QuiverQuant summaries) give the stock fundamental and flows support. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Public‑sector AI demand: Oracle execs say governments will shift to agentic AI and data organization, which could be a steady, longer‑dated revenue channel but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Warner Bros / Paramount proxy drama: FT reports Larry Ellison’s personal guarantee did not sway Warner Bros’ board on a Paramount bid — an investor‑interest item because Ellison is Oracle’s co‑founder, but it has limited direct operational impact on ORCL. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Oracle insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares (Dec. 24 filing at ~ $196.89), a visible Form 4 that may momentarily weigh sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Balance‑sheet and execution worries: coverage (Yahoo/Seeking Alpha and media commentary) flags aggressive AI commitments, rising capex/debt and data‑center build timing as risks that have pressured the stock recently. Read More.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. This trade represents a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 146,346 shares of company stock valued at $39,082,996 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on ORCL shares. UBS Group set a $325.00 price target on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $307.72.

Oracle Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of ORCL opened at $197.08 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. 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 firm’s 50-day moving average price is $221.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $243.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $566.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.05, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

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.