Northstar Advisory Group LLC Has $498,000 Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Northstar Advisory Group LLC lowered its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 80.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,553 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 10,742 shares during the quarter. Northstar Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $498,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $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 valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Investors Research Corp raised its holdings in Oracle by 465.5% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays decreased their price target on Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $262.91.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertex launched its O Series Tax Engine and Indirect Tax Accelerator on the Oracle Marketplace, making the Vertex solution deployable on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — a positive signal for OCI adoption and partner-led revenue. Vertex launches on Oracle Marketplace
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle will pay its first quarterly dividend of 2026 on April 24, supporting income-focused investors and signaling capital-return discipline. Oracle dividend announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its FY2026 EPS estimate for Oracle, indicating some analyst confidence in the company’s financial outlook. Erste Group raises Oracle EPS estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: Media pieces (MarketWatch/Invezz/Fool) debate Oracle’s AI positioning vs. peers — some see large upside if AI spending pays off, while others favor competitors like Broadcom for AI exposure; useful context for longer-term thesis but not an immediate catalyst. Why Oracle may be an AI winner
• Neutral Sentiment: Eagle Mountain Mining update on an unrelated Oracle Ridge JV (mining) is not material to Oracle Corp’s business; can be ignored for ORCL stock drivers. Eagle Mountain advances Oracle Ridge JV
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs for securities-fraud class actions and investigations covering the June–Dec 2025 period, alleging misleading statements about Oracle’s AI data-center capabilities and capital spending — a near-term negative catalyst that increases legal risk, potential costs, and investor uncertainty. Representative notices: Kessler Topaz (PR Newswire), Levi & Korsinsky (GlobeNewswire), Schall Law Firm (PR Newswire). Kessler Topaz class action Levi & Korsinsky notice Schall Law Firm investigation

Oracle Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $138.71 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $398.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.90, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $155.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $210.25.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.91%.

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.