89,029 Shares in Oracle Corporation $ORCL Purchased by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 89,029 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $25,039,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.6% during the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 3,160,453 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $888,846,000 after buying an additional 19,191 shares in the last quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 44.1% in the 3rd quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 17,408 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,896,000 after acquiring an additional 5,330 shares in the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,241,000. Magnolia Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Magnolia Private Wealth LLC now owns 993 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its holdings in Oracle by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 113,247 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $31,850,000 after purchasing an additional 13,846 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: D.A. Davidson’s upgrade to Buy (with a $180 target) and follow‑on analyst coverage helped spark the recent rally and renewed buying interest; some ETFs with heavy ORCL exposure are positioned to capture the move. Oracle Stock Soars As Analyst Says It’s Time To Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced new role‑based AI agents and supply‑chain/manufacturing enhancements embedded in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications at Oracle AI World — product traction that supports cloud/AI revenue growth and upsell to enterprise customers. Oracle AI Agents Help Supply Chain Leaders Boost Efficiency and Strengthen Resiliency
• Positive Sentiment: Renewed optimism around OpenAI and a possible “revamp” of its plans is lifting AI‑linked names (including Oracle as an AI infrastructure supplier), which is helping sentiment and liquidity into ORCL shares. AI Giant OpenAI Is Getting a Lift Lately. So Are Stocks Linked to It.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest rose ~19.5% in January (to ~34.8M shares), but only ~2% of float is short and the days‑to‑cover is low (~1.2 days) — notable for positioning but not an acute squeeze risk today.
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector commentary from strategists suggests recent software weakness created a buying opportunity for higher‑quality names — a market‑level tailwind if sentiment broadens. AI disruption fears create buying chance in US software stocks, strategists say
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class actions and investor notices have been filed or solicited (Kessler Topaz, Bernstein Liebhard, Robbins Geller, Rosen, etc.) covering June–Dec 2025 — ongoing litigation risk that can increase legal costs, management distraction, and uncertainty. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check Files Securities Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Public criticism of Oracle’s capital deployment and leverage (notably from media/TV commentators) and analyst notes flagging capital‑raise impact keep balance‑sheet concerns in focus; monitor debt metrics and FCF guidance closely. Jim Cramer on Oracle: “I Don’t Like What They’re Doing to Their Balance Sheet”
• Negative Sentiment: Short sellers and sector rotation have pressured software names recently; articles note traders profited from the selloff — a reminder downside can re‑assert if AI‑funding or capital‑markets sentiment shifts. Short Sellers Are Making Bank on Oracle Stock

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,728,655.60. This trade represents a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Trading Up 2.0%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $159.78 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $459.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.03, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.64. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $187.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $232.85.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $292.43.

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.