Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Grows Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 93.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 654,325 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 315,454 shares during the period. Oracle makes up approximately 0.6% of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $184,022,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of ORCL. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Oracle by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,357,572,000 after purchasing an additional 98,693 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 3.7% during the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 33,121 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $9,315,000 after buying an additional 1,187 shares during the last quarter. RAM Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Oracle by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. RAM Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,987 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,965,000 after buying an additional 567 shares during the last quarter. Rockline Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 7.0% in the third quarter. Rockline Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,002 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,031,000 after acquiring an additional 3,706 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 50.8% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 291,312 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $81,929,000 after purchasing an additional 98,088 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $380.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Mizuho set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $342.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.46.

Oracle Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $177.48 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $196.68 and a 200 day moving average of $238.81. The company has a market capitalization of $509.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 37.59%.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s role in the U.S. TikTok joint venture and broader consumer exposure remains a catalyst for revenue/brand upside; that deal helped lift shares earlier this week. Why Oracle Stock Just Popped
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and the company point to a major ramp in cloud CapEx (nearly $50B) to build GPU‑rich data centers for AI — a multi‑year growth investment that could materially expand Oracle’s cloud revenue starting FY2027. Zacks: Oracle ramps cloud CapEx
• Positive Sentiment: New enterprise deals and customer wins (e.g., Alrajhi Medicine adopting Oracle Health and Fusion Cloud) continue to show traction in verticals outside hyperscale AI. Alrajhi Medicine to digitize with Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s FedRAMP push could open federal cloud contracts (positive if awarded) but timing/outcomes are uncertain. Zacks: FedRAMP opportunity
• Negative Sentiment: Operational risk: a weather‑related power outage at an Oracle data center disrupted TikTok U.S. service, sparking user backlash and fresh scrutiny of Oracle’s role in the app’s U.S. operations. That outage is the immediate negative catalyst. Reuters: Outage causes TikTok issues
• Negative Sentiment: Credit market concern: Oracle’s credit default swaps have spiked to multi‑year highs as markets price in risk from heavy borrowing to fund data center build‑out. Elevated CDS typically raises funding cost and investor caution. Benzinga: CDS surge
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: multiple law firms have announced investigations and a class action tied to Oracle’s senior‑note offering, adding potential litigation exposure and headline risk. PR Newswire: Securities lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst pressure: at least one analyst sharply cut Oracle’s price target (>30%), reflecting shorter‑term concerns about execution, valuation and funding for AI expansion. Yahoo Finance: Analyst slashes price target

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764 over the last quarter. 40.90% of the stock is owned by 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.