Synovus Financial Corp Increases Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 178,670 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,543 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $50,252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 130.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Collier Financial purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CMS selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to consolidate and migrate on‑prem workloads as part of its modernization push — a high‑profile federal win that validates OCI for large public‑sector deals and supports recurring cloud revenue expansion. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Gains Momentum With CMS Selection
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights Oracle’s new public‑sector AI cloud as a strategic differentiator that can enlarge its addressable market in government and regulated industries, reinforcing the growth story for OCI and AI services. How Oracle’s New Public-Sector AI Cloud Wins At Oracle (ORCL) Has Changed Its Investment Story
• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Air Force awarded Oracle an $88 million firm‑fixed‑price task order, adding a modest but tangible government contract that supports defense/cloud revenue momentum. The United States Department of the Air Force Awards Oracle Corporation (ORCL) $88 Million Firm-fixed Price Task Order
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analyst/opinion pieces debate Oracle’s valuation vs. larger cloud peers — some see it as an attractive, lower‑multiple way to play AI/cloud, while others point to competitive gaps versus Azure/Google Cloud. This keeps sentiment mixed among value and growth investors. Is Oracle (ORCL) Now Priced Attractive After Recent Share Price Weakness?
• Neutral Sentiment: Mentions in broader infrastructure stories (e.g., DTE/OpenAI data‑center coverage) highlight Oracle as a notable customer/partner in large AI campus projects — positive signal for demand, but indirect and more relevant to infrastructure winners than Oracle’s near‑term earnings. DTE’s Stargate Deal Turns Power Into Profits
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have issued notices and several securities‑class actions were filed alleging disclosures tied to Oracle’s AI/data‑center strategy and share declines (deadline notices and lead‑plaintiff solicitations are widespread). That legal overhang can increase litigation risk, management distraction and potential costs. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Files a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and industry commentators warn about hidden risks from a big‑tech borrowing binge to finance AI data centers; coverage cites Oracle’s large debt raise and broader sector leverage concerns that weigh on investor appetite for capital‑intensive AI expansion. Vanguard Economist Warns Big Tech’s $400B Debt Binge Carries ‘Hidden Risks’
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage comparing Microsoft and Oracle underscores Azure’s stronger AI scale/backlog and margin profile — a reminder that competitive pressure may constrain Oracle’s market share gains and margin expansion in the near term. Microsoft vs. Oracle: Which Cloud & AI Giant Has an Edge Right Now?

Oracle Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $156.26 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $448.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $179.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $229.10.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were paid 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 dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Scotiabank decreased their price target on Oracle from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. KeyCorp decreased their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $290.97.

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.