Westfield Capital Management Co. LP Sells 78,743 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 600,197 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 78,743 shares during the quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP’s holdings in Oracle were worth $168,799,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Swiss National Bank grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,113,526,000 after purchasing an additional 360,000 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 626.1% during the third quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after buying an additional 9,948 shares in the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Oracle by 4.8% during the second quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,201,000 after buying an additional 1,515 shares during the period. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 45.3% in the second quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 3,723 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $814,000 after buying an additional 1,161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Oracle by 8.4% in the third quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,516,000 after acquiring an additional 3,184 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of ORCL opened at $147.70 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $175.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $225.43. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $424.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.76, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced 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. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% 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, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded ORCL to Outperform with a $185 target, citing attractive valuation after a sharp pullback and easing OpenAI execution risk — a catalyst that lifted the stock. Oracle rises after upgrade at Oppenheimer
• Positive Sentiment: Other Wall Street support (including recent Wells Fargo coverage and a high analyst buy consensus) has produced bullish price targets and renewed interest in ORCL as a value/cash‑flow play tied to large cloud spending trends. Is Oracle The Best Stock In Technology Sector?
• Positive Sentiment: Product/service news — coverage highlights Oracle Database Managed Services as an ongoing revenue stream that supports recurring, higher‑margin enterprise relationships and could help stabilize growth as cloud investments mature. Oracle Database Managed Services
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market tailwind: technology stocks rallied ahead of major AI earnings (Nvidia), which buoyed software/cloud names including Oracle but represents a market move rather than company‑specific news. Technology Leads US Equities Higher Ahead of Nvidia’s Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Crypto/DeFi commentary on “oracles” (blockchain oracle security) is drawing headlines but is unrelated to Oracle the company; monitor for potential media confusion but minimal direct impact. Ethereum DeFi Warning: Vitalik Flags Oracles
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: multiple firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, etc.) have filed or publicized securities‑fraud class actions tied to June–Dec 2025 disclosures; this increases litigation risk and may pressure sentiment until resolved. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamental concern: analysis pieces note slowing cloud revenue growth and higher capex to build AI infrastructure, raising questions about near‑term margins and the company’s AI edge — a factor behind the stock’s YTD weakness. Is Oracle Stock Losing Its AI Edge?

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ORCL. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Oracle from $270.00 to $205.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Bank of America cut their price objective on Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $287.94.

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.