BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Lowers Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S cut its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 32.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 217,879 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 105,955 shares during the quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Oracle were worth $42,467,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. OneAscent Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC now owns 3,965 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $773,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. OneAscent Family Office LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. OneAscent Family Office LLC now owns 3,775 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $736,000 after acquiring an additional 782 shares in the last quarter. Pinebridge Investments LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $31,180,000. PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators acquired a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $24,341,000. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $741,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 9.7%

ORCL opened at $213.41 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $613.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The business’s 50 day moving average is $179.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle still has strong momentum in cloud and AI infrastructure, with recent articles highlighting robust demand, a very large backlog, and bullish analyst targets that imply significant upside if execution stays on track. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $400 price target, signaling confidence that Oracle can continue benefiting from AI demand and cloud growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s recent Q3 revenue growth of about 22% year over year supports the view that the company is still expanding quickly despite the pullback in the shares. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle has several articles pointing to the upcoming fiscal Q4 report as a key catalyst, with investors watching revenue, cloud growth, remaining performance obligations, and guidance for signs of whether the AI buildout is paying off. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle remains a heavily discussed AI beneficiary, but some commentary frames the stock as having already rallied sharply this year, which may leave the setup vulnerable to profit-taking before results. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: RBC Capital Markets said Oracle faces questions about the pace of its AI data center buildout and whether it can overcome capacity constraints, reinforcing concerns that growth could be limited by execution. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also worried about the scale of Oracle’s AI spending, with reports suggesting capex could rise dramatically and potentially pressure free cash flow, leverage, and the company’s credit profile. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Recent coverage also notes broader tech-sector weakness and insider selling, adding to the cautious tone around ORCL heading into earnings. Article Title

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Oracle from $160.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $269.71.

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.