Telligent Fund LP cut its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 16.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 15,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,000 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 3.3% of Telligent Fund LP’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Telligent Fund LP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,924,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Investors Research Corp grew its position in Oracle by 465.5% during the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
ORCL has been the subject of several research reports. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price target for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Wedbush increased their price objective on Oracle from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Monness Crespi & Hardt reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, March 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.46.
Insider Activity at Oracle
In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Key Oracle News
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Snowflake’s strong results helped lift confidence across software stocks, suggesting AI is supporting rather than undermining demand for enterprise platforms like Oracle. Oracle (ORCL) Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to highlight Oracle’s large AI cloud backlog and strong positioning in data-center demand, which supports the case for longer-term revenue growth. Is Oracle Stock an Undervalued Stock to Buy?
- Positive Sentiment: Pre-earnings previews and stock-watch pieces note that sentiment around Oracle is turning more positive ahead of results, with AI infrastructure remaining the key focus. Oracle Q4 Preview: AI Infrastructure In Focus As Sentiment Turns Positive
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles compared Oracle with peers like Palantir and ServiceNow, but these were mostly valuation and relative-outlook discussions rather than direct company-specific catalysts. Oracle vs. ServiceNow: Which Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tech Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent headlines about Oracle being “at $192” and stock-performance comparisons mainly reiterated that the shares had been volatile but still supported by backlog and valuation arguments. Oracle at $192: Buy, Sell or Hold?
Oracle Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $203.42 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $585.05 billion, a PE ratio of 36.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.55. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $169.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $178.01.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.
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.
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