Davis Selected Advisers Sells 64,522 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Davis Selected Advisers reduced its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 49.0% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 67,052 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 64,522 shares during the quarter. Davis Selected Advisers’ holdings in Oracle were worth $18,858,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Oracle by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $47,518,451,000 after buying an additional 4,681,626 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $16,060,427,000 after acquiring an additional 1,252,723 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.2% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,555,961,000 after acquiring an additional 266,588 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $4,275,378,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Oracle by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,357,572,000 after acquiring an additional 98,693 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $11,763,864. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and bulls point to Oracle’s AI/cloud momentum after a strong quarter and growing backlog; Guggenheim reaffirmed a Buy and a $400 target, arguing the AI buildout positions ORCL for durable future cash-flow upside. Why Guggenheim Sees Oracle’s (ORCL) AI Buildout Setting Up a Future Cash Flow Inflection
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple write-ups highlight the “halo effect” from Oracle’s AI infrastructure and cloud growth (big backlog, strong cloud revenue), arguing the sell-off may present a buying opportunity for growth-oriented investors. Oracle’s “Halo Effect” Is the Real Deal. But is the AI Growth Stock a Buy in March?
• Positive Sentiment: Product/news wins: Oracle announced new Simphony cloud POS features and generative-AI smart assistant capabilities for restaurants — incremental commercial traction for embedded AI offerings. Fans Score with New Oracle Suite Service and Mobile Ordering Capabilities
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital spending debate: coverage notes Oracle is ramping AI capex (Zacks reports a $50B ramp), prompting debate over whether heavy upfront spending will pay off long-term — a high-risk/high-reward dynamic for investors. Oracle Pushes Up Capex Spending on AI: High Risk or High Reward?
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry tailwind: Market reports show large opportunities in MEA IT services with Oracle named among leaders — supports long-term demand for cloud/native and hyperscale infrastructure. Middle East and Africa (MEA) IT Services Market 2026-2031: A $387 Billion Opportunity Led by Accenture, IBM, Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: multiple law firms have filed or solicited lead-plaintiff candidates for a securities-fraud class action covering June 12–Dec 16, 2025, alleging misstatements about AI data-center capabilities and capex — this creates litigation risk, potential damages, and management distraction. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Filed a Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Against Oracle Corporation (ORCL); April 6, 2026, Lead Plaintiff Deadline
• Negative Sentiment: Additional investor alerts and lawsuits from Rosen, Pomerantz, Bronstein, Schall, Bernstein and others amplify the risk and may pressure sentiment / trading volumes while investigations proceed. ROSEN, A HIGHLY RANKED LAW FIRM, Encourages Oracle Corporation Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – ORCL
• Negative Sentiment: Some sell-side/downside views persist (e.g., Mizuho’s pessimistic forecast), reflecting worry over valuation, debt/capex and OpenAI concentration exposure. Mizuho Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Price

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $155.69 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $162.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $215.87. The company has a market cap of $447.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal 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 paid a $0.50 dividend. 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 (DPR) is presently 35.91%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.77.

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.