Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc Sells 7,813 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 15.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 43,222 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 7,813 shares during the quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc’s holdings in Oracle were worth $12,156,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Swiss National Bank grew its position in Oracle by 7.6% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,113,526,000 after acquiring an additional 360,000 shares during the last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 626.1% in the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,817 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $835,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Oracle by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,201,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cascade Investment Group Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $239,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on ORCL. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Oracle from $355.00 to $270.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. DA Davidson cut their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total transaction of $1,925,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares in the company, valued at $27,728,655.60. This represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director directly owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 161,588 shares of company stock valued at $39,976,746. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $191.27 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $203.24 and its 200 day moving average is $241.30. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $549.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported RPO (remaining performance obligations) surge gives multi-year revenue visibility and supports the company’s AI/cloud revenue outlook, bolstering the long-term growth case. RPO expansion article
• Neutral Sentiment: EVP Douglas Kehring sold 35,000 shares (~$6.8M) at about $194.89; while large insider sales can raise questions, the filing shows he still holds shares—context matters (planned diversification vs. signal). SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple lawsuits and investor notices have emerged alleging losses tied to Oracle’s AI buildout and bond issuance; class-action and bondholder suits increase legal risk and could pressure sentiment and costs. Bondholder suit
• Negative Sentiment: Debt-market concerns: analysts and reports flag large planned debt raises to fund AI/hyperscale expansion, and bond-market stress has been reported — this raises refinancing and credit-risk questions for investors. Debt risk article
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile short activity and activist/hedge attention: reports note Michael Burry has taken a bearish position, which can amplify downside pressure and volatility. Burry short article
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/headquarters execution concerns: reports say Oracle is struggling to staff its new Nashville “world HQ,” which fuels investor concern around execution and the company’s ability to scale operations. HQ hiring troubles
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive context: AWS is reaccelerating and pulling ahead in scale and AI infrastructure, a reminder investors should weigh ORCL’s execution vs. larger cloud peers. Cloud comparison

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.