CRA Financial Services LLC Acquires 8,150 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

CRA Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 104.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,150 shares during the period. CRA Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,116,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Barclays dropped their price target on Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Citizens Jmp decreased their price objective on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $262.91.

Oracle Stock Down 1.2%

NYSE ORCL opened at $145.31 on Thursday. 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 company has a market cap of $417.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.09, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a 50 day moving average of $154.44 and a 200-day moving average of $208.78. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is accelerating its AI infrastructure push — the company is expanding AI capabilities across customer verticals and index coverage, which supports longer‑term cloud/AI revenue growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Large third‑party financing is materializing for Oracle data‑center capacity (Related Digital nearing ~$16B financing for a major Oracle data center), which could speed deployment of AI cloud services and boost long‑term TAM. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire investor interest: high‑profile bullish views (e.g., Ray Dalio) are cited by media, which can support investor confidence in Oracle’s AI strategy. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle is launching federal and industry AI products (AI Data Platform, Federal Financials, restaurant solutions) — product momentum supports growth but won’t offset near‑term costs until adoption scales. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Mass layoffs (reports of up to ~30,000 cuts and some employees notified by email) are creating reputational and execution risks — abrupt cuts can disrupt product roadmaps and customer service. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and shareholder risk is rising: multiple securities‑fraud and class‑action notices and law‑firm alerts have been filed alleging disclosure issues tied to AI data‑center plans and capex. That raises potential litigation costs and management distraction. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Funding and leverage concerns — media reports of very large debt/financing plans to support AI buildouts have investors worried about capital structure, interest costs and dilution if equity is used to fund projects. Article Title

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.