Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ Raises Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ raised its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 561,596 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 14,731 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 0.8% of Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s holdings in Oracle were worth $157,943,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Intrust Bank NA raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.2% during the third quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 26,752 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,524,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 19.6% during the 3rd quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 8,216 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,311,000 after purchasing an additional 1,345 shares during the period. Heartland Bank & Trust Co increased its holdings in Oracle by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Heartland Bank & Trust Co now owns 1,889 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $531,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Barings LLC raised its position in Oracle by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. Barings LLC now owns 1,085 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in Oracle by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 1,951 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $549,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Down 5.5%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $148.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $425.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $178.15 and its 200 day moving average is $227.68. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 over the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is winning cloud deals that validate its AI infrastructure strategy — the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for a modernization project, a concrete commercial win that supports OCI revenue momentum. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Gains Momentum With CMS Selection
• Neutral Sentiment: Some software peers (e.g., RingCentral, Five9) are rallying on better-than-expected results, showing mixed sentiment across AI-exposed software names — this helps explain sector rotation but doesn’t remove Oracle‑specific concerns. Beaten-down software stocks RingCentral and Five9 rally as earnings quell some AI concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have launched or are soliciting plaintiffs for securities‑fraud class actions covering the June–Dec 2025 period; proliferation of suits raises legal and reputational risk and increases uncertainty for shareholders. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary ties today’s sell‑off to Nvidia/OpenAI funding dynamics: traders are treating Oracle as a proxy for OpenAI’s ability to raise capital and for Oracle’s ability to support contracted AI workloads — funding clarity is needed to calm sentiment. Here’s Why Oracle Stock Slumped Today (Hint: It’s Nvidia Related, But Not How You Might Think)
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/social‑media threads flag heavy AI capex (estimates of up to ~$50B), higher debt issuance and insider selling — financing/dilution worries and rising short interest are pressuring the stock. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Q2 Earnings and AI Capex Plans
• Negative Sentiment: Intraday commentary and trade reports note a sharp slide in ORCL versus broader indexes today — momentum selling and higher volume amplify the move until the market gets clearer answers on funding, capex pacing and legal exposure. Why Are Oracle Shares Sliding On Friday?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.97.

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.