Townsquare Capital LLC Cuts Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Townsquare Capital LLC reduced its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 57.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,393 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 31,216 shares during the period. Oracle makes up 1.0% of Townsquare Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Townsquare Capital LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $6,579,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $168.98 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $194.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $237.87. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $485.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for 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 firm’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced a new Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform to unify huge real‑world health datasets and generative AI analytics — a product win that can drive enterprise AI revenue in healthcare. Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s OPERA Cloud was approved by IHG Hotels & Resorts as an approved property‑management provider — a commercial win that supports recurring cloud revenue and cross‑sell in hospitality. IHG OPERA Cloud approval
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/features pieces argue Oracle has AI infrastructure advantages (cost and HPC niches) and remains on analysts’ lists for upside — a reminder the sell‑off has left potential valuation upside if AI demand normalizes. The AI Infrastructure Stock That’s Stealing Market Share in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes ORCL is retreating alongside mixed broader market cues — situational selling rather than company‑specific news in some sessions. Shares Retreat While S&P 500 Digests Mixed Cues
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage notes Oracle unveiled an AI analytics platform for life sciences even as shares trended lower — product momentum exists but hasn’t halted the broader sell‑off. Oracle Stock Is Trending
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report ORCL has fallen more than 50% from last year’s peak as investors dump AI names and fret over Oracle’s OpenAI ties — the share collapse is the primary driver of negative sentiment. Oracle Stock Drops by More Than Half Amid AI Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary explains Thursday’s slump was driven by a broader AI sell‑off and investor concern, not just Oracle fundamentals — accelerating downside momentum. Why Oracle Stock Slumped on Thursday
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/investor‑action notices: Girard Sharp and Pomerantz both issued investigation alerts related to losses tied to Oracle’s 2025 AI buildout deals and other claims — potential litigation risk/settlement exposure. Girard Sharp Investigation Notice Pomerantz Investor Alert
• Negative Sentiment: Operational noise: Oracle reported a data‑center outage that impacted some U.S. TikTok users — operational incidents can weigh on near‑term confidence. Data Center Outage
• Negative Sentiment: Context/market narrative: features on Buffett’s move (saying it cost Berkshire billions) and pieces questioning whether ORCL can recover have amplified negative sentiment and press coverage. Buffett Broke Investing Rule

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. DA Davidson cut their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $300.46.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764 in the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.