Thompson Investment Management Inc. Cuts Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Thompson Investment Management Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 14.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 39,526 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,898 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for 1.5% of Thompson Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Thompson Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $11,116,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the first quarter valued at $3,204,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $387,000. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter worth about $891,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stores Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat lists Oracle as one of “5 Stocks Set to Start Strong in January,” highlighting its position as a full‑stack AI/data‑center provider and the potential upside as data centers come online. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat argues Q4 earnings season could be bullish for S&P 500 tech names (including Oracle) as AI spending and earnings beats may lift guidance and multiples. This is a potential demand-side catalyst for ORCL. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Phillip Securities raised its 2026 capex forecast for Oracle to $50B, framing higher capex as confidence in OCI and Oracle’s full‑stack AI leadership — a bullish analyst view that supports long‑term revenue/market‑share upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buys remain evident (Price T Rowe, UBS AM, Jennison, FMR, Norges Bank among recent adders), signaling conviction from major funds even after the stock pullback. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on public‑sector AI: Oracle executives say governments are shifting toward agentic AI and data organization — a steady demand channel for OCI but longer‑tailed execution. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis pieces highlight Oracle bonds yielding ~7% — a sign markets are pricing credit risk/tighter financial flexibility; relevant for fixed‑income aware investors but not an immediate equity catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Oracle insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares on Dec. 24 at ~$196.89 — a publicly filed SEC Form 4 that may reinforce investor worry about near‑term sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports and commentaries (Yahoo/InsiderMonkey) say Oracle is under pressure as aggressive AI commitments are stretching the balance sheet and contributing to the stock’s sharp pullback; these narratives emphasize rising debt, higher capex and project delays. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Social‑media and analyst chatter highlight investor fear over rapid AI investment and data‑center execution risk; combined with recent price weakness and media discussion (Jim Cramer coverage), this amplifies near‑term volatility risk. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 144,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. The trade was a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 146,346 shares of company stock worth $39,082,996. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Oracle from $320.00 to $220.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 12th. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $364.00 to $339.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $307.72.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $195.28 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $561.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.66. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $243.32.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The company 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

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.