Employees Retirement System of Texas Increases Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Employees Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 271.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 49,657 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,287 shares during the quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Oracle were worth $13,966,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the third 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. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Down 2.5%

ORCL stock opened at $159.09 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $457.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.66. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $166.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $218.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 60.00% and a net margin of 25.30%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Mizuho set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, December 15th. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Citizens Jmp reduced 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. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock 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-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has 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 $268.06.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 beat and raised FY‑2027 revenue outlook — Oracle reported stronger‑than‑expected Q3 revenue and EPS with accelerating cloud/AI demand and a massive $553B backlog, which drove the post‑earnings rally. Oracle stock rockets higher on Q3 earnings beat, 2027 revenue outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Longer‑term cash‑flow thesis — A Guggenheim analyst argues Oracle’s heavy AI investments should flip to a free‑cash‑flow “waterfall” in fiscal 2029–2030, supporting a bullish multi‑year case. Guggenheim analyst predicts Oracle free cash flow ‘waterfall’ in fiscal 29-30
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher targets — Several firms responded to the print with upgrades or higher targets (Citigroup, JPMorgan and others), fueling near‑term institutional buying interest. These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Oracle After Q3 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical / momentum pullback — Despite the strong beat, the stock is struggling around key moving averages and some traders are locking in gains; that keeps near‑term volatility elevated even as fundamentals improve. Oracle Is Treading Water Below Its Moving Averages After Earnings. How Should You Play ORCL Stock Here?
• Negative Sentiment: New legal / securities‑fraud actions — Multiple law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs for class actions tied to a prior disclosure period, increasing litigation overhang and potential liability for investors. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Shareholders Who Lost Money Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target cuts and mixed research — Several shops (Baird, TD Cowen, Stifel and others) cut targets or trimmed upside despite keeping favorable ratings, signalling valuation and execution debates remain. Baird Lowers PT on Oracle (ORCL), Here’s What You Need to Know
• Negative Sentiment: Restructuring and near‑term cash pressure — Oracle disclosed an extra $500M reserve for restructuring tied to AI‑driven workforce changes; combined with massive capex for AI data centers this keeps free‑cash‑flow and debt metrics under scrutiny. Oracle Allocates Extra $500 Million to Cover Restructuring Costs

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the company’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 sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated 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. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 over the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Company 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.