Intech Investment Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 29.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 324,142 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 74,520 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up about 0.8% of Intech Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $91,162,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $4,275,378,000. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 2,062.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after buying an additional 8,800,546 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Oracle by 2.8% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $47,518,451,000 after buying an additional 4,681,626 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Oracle by 42.1% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,839,166 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,932,507,000 after buying an additional 2,619,722 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 21,239.6% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,729,145 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $378,043,000 after acquiring an additional 1,721,042 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $147.70 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $175.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $225.43. 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 twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $424.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.76, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded ORCL from Market Perform to Outperform and set a $185 price target, citing an attractive valuation after the recent selloff and easing OpenAI risk — a clear catalyst for buying interest. Why Oracle Stock Is Up Around 3% Today
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage momentum: multiple outlets (Benzinga, TipRanks) note the same Oppenheimer upgrade and $185 PT, reinforcing buy-side momentum and raising the stock’s short-term upside narrative. Oracle Stock Is Climbing Today: What’s Happening?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary and bullish pieces argue the pullback creates a value opportunity for long-term cloud/AI exposure, which supports constructive positioning by investors willing to look through near-term execution noise. Why Oracle Stock Bumped Higher on Wednesday
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional analyst activity (new price targets reported by Finbold/others) is keeping the story dynamic — helpful for volume but mixed in directional conviction. Analyst sets Oracle stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts note ORCL is underperforming the broader tech sector, suggesting upside depends on a sustained recovery in cloud revenue growth and AI monetization. Oracle Stock: Is ORCL Underperforming the Technology Sector?
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: multiple securities class-action filings and law-firm notices allege misleading disclosures around AI spending, OpenAI exposure and capex — these suits can pressure sentiment, increase legal costs, and create headline risk. Oracle Lawsuits Put AI Spending Risks And Disclosure In Spotlight
• Negative Sentiment: Formal notice from Levi & Korsinsky and other firms highlights the class-action timeline and potential for consolidated litigation — short-term volatility could follow as investors price legal exposure. Oracle Corporation Sued for Securities Law Violations
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamental concern: a Forbes piece flags slowing cloud revenue growth and rising capex as signs Oracle may be losing some AI momentum — a reminder execution on heavy infrastructure spending is not guaranteed. Is Oracle Stock Losing Its AI Edge?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Citizens Jmp decreased their price objective on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Oracle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.94.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the director 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 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by 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.