Rathbones Group PLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Rathbones Group PLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 48.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 44,502 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 41,477 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $8,674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Patton Fund Management Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 626.1% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 8.4% in the third quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,516,000 after buying an additional 3,184 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the third quarter worth about $689,000. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 1.8% in the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after buying an additional 7,320 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. raised its stake in Oracle by 62.1% in the third quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $135,839,000 after buying an additional 184,996 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price target 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.91.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $145.56 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $152.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $204.84. The company has a market capitalization of $418.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 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 announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall‑Street bullishness on Oracle’s cloud/AI backlog and accelerating OCI execution supports long‑term upside despite the pullback; a recent upgrade highlights strong cloud and AI revenue growth and a large services backlog as reasons to buy. OCI And Multicloud Execution Shift The Narrative To Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle named Hilary Maxson as chief financial officer to steer finance during an aggressive data‑center and AI buildout — a management change that provides experience but also signals a heavy capex phase. Oracle appoints Hilary Maxson as CFO (Reuters)
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle Commodity Holding Corp. (TSXV: ORCL) closed a small final tranche of a private placement — unrelated to Oracle Corp’s operations but potentially confusing to retail flows because of the ticker overlap. Oracle Commodity Holding Closes Second and Final Tranche
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Oracle is laying off thousands as it reallocates spend to AI/data‑center buildout — and that the new CFO’s hire and compensation drew scrutiny — create short‑term reputational and execution risk that can pressure the stock. Oracle hires new CFO with $950K salary as thousands face layoffs
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced or reminded investors about class‑action and shareholder litigation related to Oracle’s prior disclosures and securities offerings — increasing legal risk and potential future liabilities. Shareholders of Oracle Corporation Should Contact Levi & Korsinsky

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’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 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.