Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Position Trimmed by Voya Investment Management LLC

Voya Investment Management LLC decreased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,860,396 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 202,621 shares during the period. Oracle makes up approximately 1.1% of Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Voya Investment Management LLC owned 0.14% of Oracle worth $1,085,250,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at $30,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $192.41 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $552.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company’s fifty day moving average is $234.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $241.56.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle named as a managing investor in the U.S. TikTok joint venture — Oracle will host U.S. user data and provide cloud services for the new entity, removing a major regulatory overhang and creating a clear infrastructure contract opportunity. Oracle stock jumps 5% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok’s U.S. business
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/order-flow bullishness: traders flagged a Power Inflow / institutional order‑flow signal that coincided with intraday buying, drawing momentum traders into the name. Oracle Shares Rise Over 2% After Key Trading Signal
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory/utility approvals for the Michigan data center project remain in place — Michigan regulators approved power requests tied to the Oracle/OpenAI campus, supporting the company’s AI‑infrastructure roadmap. Oracle and OpenAI Win Michigan Approval to Power New Data Center
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF and sector flow context — analysts note the TikTok deal is more of an infrastructure/cloud story than a social‑media call, shifting some ETF and institutional flows toward cloud/data‑center exposures. TikTok’s US Deal Puts Oracle In Focus — Here’s Where ETFs Stand
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market lift — S&P 500 and Nasdaq gains this week helped amplify ORCL’s move as tech regained traction. S&P 500, Nasdaq Manage Weekly Wins As Oracle Lifts Tech
• Negative Sentiment: Data‑center financing and leverage risk remain a clear headwind — reports that a funding partner (Blue Owl) backed away from a $10B Michigan project and other financing questions have focused investors on Oracle’s rising debt and negative free cash flow. Funding stalls for Oracle’s Michigan datacenter as Blue Owl bows out: Financial Times
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/market skepticism on the balance sheet and recent cloud revenue softness — commentators and some influential investors have flagged heavy debt levels and execution risk around AI buildouts, which could keep volatility elevated and prompt further downgrades. Jim Cramer on Oracle: “Their Balance Sheet’s Not That Good”

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays set a $310.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective on the stock. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $342.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.72.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total value of $641,958.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 29,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,443,394.75. This represents a 7.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 155,190 shares of company stock worth $45,279,001 over the last quarter. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle 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.