Victory Capital Management Inc. Has $1.32 Billion Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Victory Capital Management Inc. lowered its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 29.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,822,433 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 1,970,289 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up approximately 0.8% of Victory Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,323,479,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.8% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $47,518,451,000 after buying an additional 4,681,626 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Oracle by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $16,060,427,000 after buying an additional 1,252,723 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,275,378,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Oracle by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,357,572,000 after buying an additional 98,693 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.3% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,315,180 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,473,838,000 after buying an additional 147,367 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Up 2.7%

NYSE ORCL opened at $149.32 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $429.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.07, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.66. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $173.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $223.14. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.Oracle’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Mizuho set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Oracle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Erste Group Bank cut Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.94.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst momentum and market reaction — Coverage notes Oracle outperformed the market on the latest trading day and analysts highlight potential continued earnings growth, supporting near‑term investor optimism. Oracle (ORCL) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings outlook supportive — Analysts and preview pieces indicate Oracle’s earnings are expected to grow, reinforcing the narrative that cloud demand and margin leverage could sustain profits. This underpins investor willingness to bid the stock up ahead of results. Oracle (ORCL) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and recent pullback — A valuation check piece highlights a sharp year‑to‑date share decline and mixed timeframe returns; this frames the rally as a possible rebound within a lower longer‑term trading range. Investors should weigh value vs. growth outlook. Oracle (ORCL) Valuation Check After Sharp Year To Date Share Price Decline
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 benchmarking — Sector write‑ups comparing data‑infrastructure peers include Oracle and review its Q4 results; these comparisons will influence relative sentiment but don’t present an immediate single‑factor catalyst. Data Infrastructure Stocks Q4 Results: Benchmarking Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/AI narrative pressure — Broader market pieces on AI spending and investor caution (including takeaways from other large tech earnings) are being watched by Oracle investors; these can swing sentiment depending on guidance and capital‑expenditure trends. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Oracle, Alibaba and AMD
• Negative Sentiment: Mounting securities‑fraud litigation — Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead‑plaintiff applicants in a class action covering June–Dec 2025; concentrated press releases and filings increase legal uncertainty and potential liability exposure for investors to monitor. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Lawsuits raise strategic/AI risk questions — Coverage examines how the legal actions could test the company’s AI‑infrastructure story and investor assumptions about future revenue sources, adding downside risk if litigation affects contracts, guidance or investor confidence. Oracle Lawsuits Test AI Infrastructure Story And Investor Risk Assumptions

Insider Activity

In other news, 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 in the last quarter. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company 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.