Simplicity Wealth LLC Decreases Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Simplicity Wealth LLC lowered its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 33.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 25,350 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 12,899 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,941,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.7% during the third quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,485,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Avion Wealth boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 16.6% during the third quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.7% during the third quarter. Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,700 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,603,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Keystone Wealth Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.0% during the third quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC now owns 2,044 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $575,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Partners Group Inc boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.0% during the third quarter. Financial Partners Group Inc now owns 4,168 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,172,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $166.18 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $154.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $190.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The company has a market cap of $477.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Scotiabank dropped their price target on Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Bank of America started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price target on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $259.56.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was 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 owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle secured large external financing to fund its hyperscale data‑center buildout, which helps de‑risk funding for Project Jupiter and other campuses. Oracle Secures $16 Billion Financing for Data Center
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded its clean‑power deal with Bloom Energy to support up to ~2.45 GW for Project Jupiter, lowering operating/water risks for large AI campuses and signaling progress on physical buildouts that underpin contracted revenue. Oracle, BorderPlex, and Bloom Energy to Power Project Jupiter with Cleaner, Water-Efficient Fuel Cell Technology
• Positive Sentiment: Product and channel momentum — Oracle and Google Cloud launched an AI database agent to simplify enterprise access to data, reinforcing Oracle’s software moat and commercial routes into enterprise AI workloads. Oracle (ORCL), Google Cloud Launch AI Database Agent to Simplify Enterprise Data Queries
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro and event risk: the Fed decision/press conference and major Big Tech earnings this week are elevating volatility; investors may react to tone on inflation/capex rather than Oracle‑specific results. The Stock Market’s Most Important Day of the Quarter Has Arrived
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller corporate update: Oracle Financial Services Software reported an ESOP allotment and slight capital increase (limited direct impact on ORCL but relevant to investor watchlists in India/EM exposure). Oracle Financial Services Software Allots ESOP Shares, Slightly Raises Paid-Up Capital
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate sell‑off driver — a Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI missed internal revenue/user targets sparked fear that some large “circular” compute deals may underperform; Oracle — as a reported major infrastructure partner — saw shares fall on concerns the OpenAI setback could reduce demand or pressure Oracle’s heavy CapEx/debt funding plans. OpenAI Report Sends Oracle, AI Stocks Spiraling

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.