Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Beddow Capital Management Inc.

Beddow Capital Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 86.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,465 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 16,210 shares during the period. Beddow Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $480,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $4,336,031,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,866,075 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,507,727,000 after purchasing an additional 927,618 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive: Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating with a $320 target, while Oppenheimer and Scotiabank also raised targets, citing improving demand for Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and AI-related services.
• Positive Sentiment: Several previews suggest Oracle’s cloud infrastructure revenue could beat expectations, helped by AI-driven demand and easing capacity constraints, which could support a strong earnings reaction if management delivers. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Revenue Could Exceed Expectations, Oppenheimer Says
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s NetSuite unit was named Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Global Company of the Year for AI Cloud ERP, reinforcing the company’s product momentum and AI positioning.
• Neutral Sentiment: Options traders are bracing for a large post-earnings move, with implied volatility pointing to a roughly 13% swing, signaling elevated uncertainty rather than a clear directional bet. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Could Swing 13% after Q4 Earnings — Here’s What Options Traders Expect
• Neutral Sentiment: Some coverage highlights the bull case, but other pieces warn that Oracle’s premium valuation, legacy business declines, and heavy AI infrastructure spending could limit upside if results or guidance disappoint. Oracle Earnings On Deck As Rally For AI Stocks Wobbles. Here’s What To Watch.
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish options data and commentary suggest some traders are hedging against disappointment, reflecting concern that AI capex and tough expectations could weigh on the stock if Oracle misses estimates or offers cautious guidance. Ahead of Oracle Earnings, Here’s What Barchart Data Says Comes Next for ORCL Stock

Oracle Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $211.66 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $180.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $178.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $608.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $345.72. 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 data 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. 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 analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Wedbush lifted their price target on Oracle from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Monness Crespi & Hardt reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price objective on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.39.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.