Connors Investor Services Inc. Cuts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Connors Investor Services Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 17.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,798 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 12,556 shares during the quarter. Connors Investor Services Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $16,536,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $28,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $229.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.77.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness — Guggenheim reiterated its Buy and a $400 target, arguing Oracle’s AI buildout sets up a future cash‑flow inflection, supporting the long‑term bull case. Why Guggenheim Sees Oracle’s AI Buildout
• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank and other analysts remain optimistic after Oracle’s beat‑and‑raise quarter and cloud revenue strength, which underpins buy ratings and supports upside expectations. Earnings Beat and Deutsche Bank Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Product and commercial wins — new AI assistant features for Oracle Simphony POS and expanded mobile/venue ordering broaden go‑to‑market for Oracle’s industry cloud suites, potentially driving incremental revenue. Oracle AI Smart Assistant for Restaurants
• Neutral Sentiment: AI/capex tradeoff — coverage and multiple articles note Oracle is spending heavily to build AI data centers and infrastructure (a deliberate growth strategy that could compress free cash flow short term while supporting long‑term scale). Investors should weigh growth vs. near‑term cash burn. Oracle Isn’t Done Spending Big on AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Backlog dynamics — Oracle’s large backlog was highlighted as both a potential multi‑year revenue tailwind and a source of execution risk; important for revenue recognition and guidance credibility. Oracle’s Backlog: Potential Windfall or Ticking Time Bomb?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑litigation notices — several law firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, Schall, Frank R. Cruz, Howard G. Smith) have announced class action inquiries related to a June–Dec 2025 period; legal overhang increases uncertainty and could lead to settlements or expenses. Rosen Law Firm Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Customer concentration concern — articles cite investor worry about heavy dependence on OpenAI business, which has pressured the stock as investors fret over concentration risk. Concerns Around the OpenAI Concentration
• Negative Sentiment: Layoff and restructuring headlines — reports of potential layoffs (20k–30k) and a $500M increase in restructuring costs add execution and morale risk, and raise near‑term cost volatility. Layoff Plan Raises Questions

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE ORCL opened at $152.88 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $439.70 billion, a PE ratio of 27.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released 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. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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.