New York State Teachers Retirement System Sells 33,427 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

New York State Teachers Retirement System trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,316,984 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 33,427 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for 0.5% of New York State Teachers Retirement System’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Oracle were worth $256,693,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators point to Oracle’s massive services backlog (millions to hundreds of billions cited in some writeups) as underappreciated upside for future cloud and subscription revenue — argument: backlog supports multi‑year revenue visibility and justifies aggressive data‑center investment. Oracle: Why The Market Ignores A $553 Billion Backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Bull case: multiple pieces argue Oracle’s AI infrastructure and cloud protein (IaaS) are undervalued — fast IaaS growth, partnerships and project wins (e.g., Project Jupiter) could re‑rate ORCL as an AI infrastructure winner. Oracle’s AI Future: Undervalued Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish coverage (Dan Ives and others) has set a material upside target (~$225), citing Oracle’s “secret sauce” in AI partnerships and data‑center execution as a catalyst for meaningful share appreciation. Why Dan Ives Is Betting on 35% Upside for Oracle Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Operational wins: Oracle selected Bloom Energy fuel cells for a 2.45 GW AI data‑center microgrid and Related/Blackstone secured $16B financing for an Oracle data center project — concrete deals that advance Oracle’s AI buildout and reduce power/capex execution risk. Oracle to use Bloom Energy fuel cells Related Digital, Blackstone secure $16B for Oracle data center
• Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships and ecosystem items (e.g., Shinhan Card proof‑of‑concept on Solana using Oracle tech; demand for Oracle Fusion SCM skills) show continued enterprise traction but are not immediate earnings drivers. Shinhan Card Partners with Solana Foundation
• Negative Sentiment: Market jitters from a Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI missed internal user/revenue targets hit Oracle because of its large reported cloud commitment to OpenAI — investors fear contract funding risk, slower-than-expected AI revenue and higher capex, which drove a recent pullback. OpenAI miss sparks sell-off for Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a lost/canceled large server order (impacting Super Micro) and broader AI‑capex concerns raise short‑term execution and partner risk — adds to downside pressure while investors re‑assess timing of Oracle’s revenue and margin payoff. Why Is Super Micro Computer Stock Falling

Insider Transactions at Oracle

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 transaction, the executive vice president 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 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. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on ORCL. Melius Research set a $160.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Wedbush started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, April 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $225.00 price target for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.56.

Oracle Trading Down 0.8%

Oracle stock traded down $1.34 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $162.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,888,047 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,108,730. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market cap of $467.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.60. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $154.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $190.00. 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 results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Oracle’s payout ratio 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.