Diversified Trust Co. Increases Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Diversified Trust Co. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 38,035 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,256 shares during the quarter. Diversified Trust Co.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $7,413,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Patton Fund Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 626.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after buying an additional 9,948 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,516,000 after buying an additional 3,184 shares during the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $689,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 59.8% during the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 68,174 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,905,000 after acquiring an additional 25,510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. lifted its position in Oracle by 1.8% in the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $114,336,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related 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 transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 60,000 shares of company stock worth $11,326,800 over the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $154.26 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $443.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $160.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $214.72. 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 (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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 dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market tailwind: easing Middle East tensions and a temporary ceasefire drove a bounce in cloud names, cited as the main near-term reason Oracle shares rose today. This is the most direct driver of the intraday move. Why Is Oracle Trading Higher Monday?
• Positive Sentiment: Product & platform momentum: Oracle’s push in hospitality cloud (OPERA Cloud wins, Simphony upgrades) and a reported $553B backlog point to durable SaaS/cloud revenue growth ahead. That supports the company’s long-term SaaS transition thesis. Oracle Hospitality Push Highlights Cloud Expansion: What’s Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Developer & AI enablement: Oracle unveiled Java 26 with AI and cryptographic features, reinforcing its developer platform strategy and potential to capture AI-related demand — a positive for long-term cloud and middleware adoption. Oracle unveils Java 26 with AI and cryptographic functionality for developers
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst tone mixed: Mizuho called Oracle’s quarter “clean” and kept an Outperform rating but trimmed its price target from $400 to $320 — a reminder analysts see solid execution but are tempering near-term upside expectations. Oracle Delivered A “clean” Third Quarter, Says Mizuho
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary: coverage noting whether Oracle’s large backlog is a “gold mine or mirage” and pieces discussing AI market valuation dynamics add mixed sentiment but are not immediate catalysts. Oracle’s $553 Billion Backlog Is Either a Gold Mine or a Mirage
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk surge: multiple law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs in securities class actions covering the June 12–Dec 16, 2025 period and are urging investors to act — including an April 6 lead-plaintiff deadline — creating litigation overhang and potential liability exposure. ROSEN Encourages Oracle Investors to Secure Counsel
• Negative Sentiment: Debt/offering probe: the Schall Law Firm announced an investigation into Oracle’s senior notes offering (alleged misstatements/omissions tied to the shelf registration), adding a distinct regulatory/investigative risk beyond the equity class actions. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Join Fraud Investigation

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. HSBC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Barclays dropped their price target on Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.77.

Oracle Company 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.