Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Caledonia Investments PLC

Caledonia Investments PLC cut its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 12.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 373,100 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 53,000 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for approximately 8.1% of Caledonia Investments PLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Caledonia Investments PLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $72,732,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Kampmann Melissa S. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.3% during the third quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 11,910 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,350,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp boosted its stake in Oracle by 0.7% in the third quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 5,319 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,551,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,485,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 1,127 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth raised its position in shares of Oracle by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on ORCL. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.91.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 value of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was 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. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Up 0.7%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $146.31 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $153.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.35. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $420.79 billion, a PE ratio of 26.27, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.60. 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 (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, beating 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 net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. 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: Large workforce cuts are being positioned as funding and cost savings to accelerate Oracle’s AI data‑center buildout; investors appear to reward the move as a way to shore up margins and free cash for capex. Oracle fired up to 30,000 workers via email after a 95% profit surge
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle unveiled an AI‑powered NetSuite Restaurant Operations solution — a targeted product win that supports recurring software/service revenue and underscores Oracle’s push to commercialize AI across verticals. Oracle Targets Restaurant Industry With New AI Back Office Solution
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and bullish commentary highlight Oracle’s accelerating AI/cloud traction (including huge multicloud database growth) and a solid recent quarter that beat estimates — factors that support upside if AI-driven revenue and margin expansion continue. Oracle: Building Immunity To ‘SaaSpocalypse’ As It Lives Up To Its AI Potential
• Neutral Sentiment: Related Digital is nearing ~$16B in financing for a large Oracle data‑center project — this could de‑risk some capex for Oracle but also signals the scale and external financing needed to build AI capacity. Related Digital nears $16 billion financing for Oracle data center, Bloomberg News reports
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed/solicited investors about securities‑fraud class actions tied to recent disclosures — litigation risk could increase legal costs and create headline pressure. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Shareholders Who Lost Money Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of abrupt mass layoffs (some employees notified by email) and large new debt/funding totals (reported $50B+ capex/debt plans in coverage) raise operational, reputational and financing concerns that could weigh on sentiment if execution or customer relations suffer. Fired via email? Some of the 30,000 workers cut by Oracle woke up to a morning message saying they were laid off.

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.