Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. Trims Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 72,150 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,601 shares during the period. Oracle makes up about 1.9% of Culbertson A N & Co. Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $14,063,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Oracle by 130.0% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC grew its position in Oracle by 76.9% during the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Investors Research Corp grew its position in Oracle by 465.5% during the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership grew its position in Oracle by 304.7% during the fourth quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 174 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value 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 approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $142.95 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $151.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $203.67. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $121.24 and a 12-month high of $345.72. 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 $411.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.66, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.60.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released 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 return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle’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. Equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid 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 payout ratio is 35.91%.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PIMCO and Bank of America are reported to be lining up roughly $14 billion of debt financing to help fund Oracle’s Michigan AI data-center project — a meaningful sign that outside capital may underwrite the company’s capex push. PIMCO weighs $14 billion debt deal for Oracle’s Michigan data center, Bloomberg News reports
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle named Hilary Maxson as CFO — analysts view her industrial/capex background as appropriate for managing heavy AI-related spending and debt, which supports confidence in financing and execution. Oracle appoints Hilary Maxson as CFO
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle continues to land customer deployments for its AI products (e.g., Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent at Southwest General), showing early commercial traction for AI offerings. Southwest General Uses Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent to Reduce Documentation Time and Support Work-Life Balance
• Positive Sentiment: Some Wall Street analysts remain bullish (high price targets and “buy” views), offering upside scenarios if Oracle executes its AI/cloud strategy. This Analyst Sees Oracle (ORCL) Stock Doubling From Here
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reports (e.g., Opkey) highlight integration and release-velocity challenges as enterprises migrate to cloud/AI — context important for execution risk but not Oracle-specific. Opkey Research Exposes the Cloud Velocity Crisis: Enterprises Struggle to Keep Up with Pace of Change
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle is being showcased with partners (e.g., Exelon/PowerPlan) at customer events, underlining enterprise adoption themes but with limited immediate market impact. Exelon’s Finance Transformation Success with PowerPlan to be Showcased at Oracle Customer Edge Summit
• Negative Sentiment: Reports (Forbes cited by TheStreet) claim Oracle cut an estimated 20,000–30,000 positions as it reallocates resources to AI — the scale of layoffs creates execution, morale and PR risk despite cost-savings intent. Oracle signals massive AI opportunity as layoffs hit
• Negative Sentiment: Rising leverage and large projected capex for AI/data centers have prompted investor scrutiny and legal activity (class-action notices and investigations tied to past disclosures and debt offerings), adding downside risk to sentiment and valuation. Shareholders of Oracle Corporation Should Contact Levi & Korsinsky Before April 6, 2026 to Discuss Your Rights – ORCL
• Negative Sentiment: Media attention on executive pay (CFO compensation) and layoffs has created negative headlines that can pressure sentiment near-term, even if changes are strategic. Oracle hires new CFO with $950K salary as thousands face layoffs

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on ORCL. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Melius Research set a $160.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $260.71.

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.