Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Sold by Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC

Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 57,890 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 7,475 shares during the period. Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $7,948,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,911,930,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its position in Oracle by 882.3% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth approximately $625,454,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 19,391.0% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 2,826,195 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $550,854,000 after acquiring an additional 2,811,695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 43.6% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 5,525,291 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,081,118,000 after acquiring an additional 1,676,629 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Oracle from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Oracle from $190.00 to $165.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $251.72.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI cloud demand remains a major long-term opportunity. Mizuho added Oracle to its top picks and assigned a $320 price target, citing strong demand for AI cloud services. Oracle’s cloud infrastructure business is also growing faster than AWS, although it remains much smaller. Mizuho Oracle top pick article
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is expanding its renewable-energy commitments. The company signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for most of the output from the 300-megawatt Ranchero Wind Farm in Texas, part of Oracle’s planned investment in more than 1.7 gigawatts of Texas renewable projects. This could support the company’s sustainability goals and provide power-market certainty for data-center operations. Oracle Scout wind power article
• Neutral Sentiment: Power constraints are complicating data-center development. Reports say Oracle is trucking natural gas to some facilities, including the Project Jupiter campus in New Mexico, while it waits for pipeline infrastructure. The workaround may help preserve construction schedules but adds logistical complexity and potentially higher operating costs. Oracle natural gas trucks report
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI revenue figures triggered a broader AI-stock selloff. OpenAI reportedly told investors that its annualized revenue was approaching $50 billion at the end of September, below the previously circulated $68 billion estimate. The gap raised concerns about AI growth assumptions and weighed on Oracle, Nvidia, CoreWeave and other related stocks. AI stocks OpenAI revenue report
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly focused on debt and margin risk. Oracle is reportedly seeking private financing for a large AI-chip purchase, potentially involving Apollo and Goldman Sachs. Analysts also warn that fixed-margin cloud contracts could limit Oracle’s ability to benefit from higher GPU prices, while financing costs and leverage could pressure returns. Oracle AI chip financing article
• Neutral Sentiment: An insider purchase offered a modest confidence signal. Director Stephen Rusckowski reportedly bought 25,000 Oracle shares worth approximately $3.5 million, but the transaction was not enough to offset broader concerns about AI spending, debt and demand expectations. Oracle insider purchase article

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL traded down $8.21 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $135.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 42,181,815 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,418,791. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $322.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The company has a market capitalization of $409.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.21, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.78. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $146.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $159.15.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The company’s revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,762,956.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. Insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.