Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich cut its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 24.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 903,574 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 287,671 shares during the quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Oracle were worth $176,571,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.1% during the third quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. now owns 3,943 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp grew its holdings in Oracle by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp now owns 4,275 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,202,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas now owns 15,728 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,423,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Oracle by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,543 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $434,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Everest Management Corp. increased its position in Oracle by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Everest Management Corp. now owns 5,265 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,481,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $189.81 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $161.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $183.47. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $545.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure strategy is drawing fresh attention after Zacks highlighted defense-related deals, new OCI AI services, and rapid cloud growth as potential drivers of future revenue. Oracle Solidifies AI Infrastructure Positioning: Will it Drive Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reiterated a bullish view, setting a $275 price target and arguing Oracle could rally further on undervalued AI exposure and expected 46%-50% cloud revenue growth. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Wedbush Predicts 47% Rally on AI Infrastructure Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive, with Dan Ives seeing about 40% upside despite debt concerns tied to Oracle’s AI buildout. Oracle’s AI Debt Fears Haven’t Stopped Dan Ives From Seeing 40% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced new business momentum with Ishan Technologies selecting Oracle Communications to modernize billing and digital service delivery, reinforcing demand for Oracle’s software and cloud stack. Ishan Technologies Boosts Service Agility and Customer Experiences with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also expanded its Samsung relationship, with Oracle Java helping power global semiconductor development and strengthening the company’s enterprise relevance. Oracle Java to Power Samsung Electronics’ Global Semiconductor Development
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle appointed healthcare executive Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic to its board, a governance update that is unlikely to move the stock on its own. Oracle Names Tomislav Mihaljevic, M.D., to the Board of Directors
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted Oracle’s recent pullback and rebound after a tech selloff, suggesting the stock is being driven by shifting risk appetite and AI enthusiasm rather than any single company-specific setback. Oracle stock is up 1.5% today: analysts see more upside ahead
• Negative Sentiment: Investors still face concern that Oracle’s aggressive AI spending will pressure margins and increase debt before the company reaches its ambitious 2027 targets. Oracle Solidifies AI Infrastructure Positioning: Will it Drive Growth?

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Oracle in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.46.

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.