Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Purchased by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 456.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,291,058 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,879,448 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for 0.6% of Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $446,550,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 189.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $951,000 after acquiring an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 19.2% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,556,000 after acquiring an additional 8,530 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 16th. Scotiabank dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target for the company. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.77.

Oracle Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $154.26 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $443.67 billion, a PE ratio of 27.70, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $160.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $214.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.Oracle’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. 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 Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 60,000 shares of company stock valued at $11,326,800. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about 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

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.