Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by TD Private Client Wealth LLC

TD Private Client Wealth LLC lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 16.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,619 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 2,490 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,549,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. The trade was a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 126,588 shares of company stock valued at $33,155,596 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and bullish price targets: Goldman Sachs reportedly upgraded ORCL to a “strong‑buy” and Jefferies maintains a $400 target, reinforcing buy-side conviction around Oracle’s AI and cloud infrastructure opportunity. Zacks Upgrade Note
• Positive Sentiment: Market positioning: MarketBeat highlights Oracle as a leading cross‑cloud/AI infrastructure play with client wins and strong RPO that underpins multi‑year revenue upside. MarketBeat: 5 AI Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Customer traction: Community Memorial Hospital selected Oracle Health and Clinical AI Agent for EHR and documentation automation — a tangible, revenue‑generating health‑care win. PR Newswire: Oracle Health Win
• Neutral Sentiment: Long‑term performance note: A Yahoo piece reviewing what a $1,000 investment in ORCL a decade ago would be worth provides context on returns but doesn’t change the near‑term story. Yahoo: 10‑Year Return
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate coverage: Forbes and Zacks pieces discuss ORCL’s recent underperformance versus the market and why it’s drawing attention — useful framing but mixed for immediate price action. Forbes: Is ORCL Undervalued?
• Negative Sentiment: Sharp valuation/AI skepticism: Seeking Alpha and other commentary warn Oracle’s AI‑driven valuation may be overextended, prompting profit‑taking and multiple compression risk. Seeking Alpha: Valuation Overextended
• Negative Sentiment: Investor skepticism & note flows: Recent investor letters and coverage report shifting sentiment — earlier enthusiasm for Oracle’s AI story is cooling, increasing volatility. InsiderMonkey: Investor Skepticism
• Negative Sentiment: Shorts and put activity: Reports that Michael Burry has taken a short/put position on Oracle and public commentary about heavy debt from data‑center expansion are pressuring sentiment and weighing on the stock. Blockonomi: Burry Short
• Negative Sentiment: Debt concerns and execution caveats: Analysts and deeper dives flag Oracle’s sizable debt load tied to infrastructure build‑out as a genuine risk that offsets growth optimism. Seeking Alpha: Debt Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction explained: Zacks published a note summarizing why ORCL underperformed the broader market today, citing the mix of profit‑taking, skeptical commentary, and macro/sector rotation. Zacks: Why ORCL Fell

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on Oracle from $364.00 to $339.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Stephens boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.50.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $202.21 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $206.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $242.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $580.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. Oracle’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.59%.

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.