Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stock Sold by Douglas Lane & Associates LLC

Douglas Lane & Associates LLC reduced its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 270,248 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 28,514 shares during the quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $37,105,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.8% during the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 14,680,278 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,151,395,000 after purchasing an additional 123,294 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 14,539,366 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,815,242,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148,698 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Oracle by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,251,059 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,949,363,000 after purchasing an additional 384,984 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in Oracle by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,447,648,000 after buying an additional 144,087 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Oracle by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,586,492 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,262,827,000 after buying an additional 147,048 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock traded up $5.60 during trading on Friday, hitting $141.29. 15,812,583 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 29,347,303. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $322.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $146.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $159.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $427.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.78.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on ORCL. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. President Capital reduced their price target on Oracle from $360.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $284.00 price objective (up from $229.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective (up from $375.00) on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $251.72.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. This represents a 10.98% 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 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 that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s expanding cloud backlog and recent earnings beats are supporting the bullish case. One analysis argues that strong AI-cloud demand has created a potential valuation gap, while Mizuho named Oracle a top pick and set a $320 price target based on continued demand for AI services. Oracle cloud backlog and upside analysis
• Positive Sentiment: An Oracle director purchased approximately $3.5 million of company stock during the recent volatility, providing a modest signal of insider confidence. Oracle insider stock purchase
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle signed a virtual power-purchase agreement for output from a 300-megawatt Texas wind farm. The deal supports data-center power availability and renewable-energy goals, although its near-term financial effect is unclear. Oracle Texas wind power agreement
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Oracle is seeking tens of billions of dollars in private financing to purchase AI chips are raising concerns about leverage, interest costs and the risk of owning rapidly depreciating hardware. Analysts also warn that fixed-margin cloud contracts could limit Oracle’s ability to benefit from higher GPU rental prices. Oracle AI chip financing
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI’s reported annualized revenue of roughly $50 billion was below the previously circulated $68 billion figure. Although the difference reportedly reflects accounting and measurement rather than weaker demand, it triggered a broader AI-stock selloff and renewed questions about Oracle’s exposure to AI spending. OpenAI revenue report and AI stock reaction
• Negative Sentiment: Venture investor Paul Kedrosky described Oracle as especially vulnerable if the AI boom reverses, citing the combination of debt, leases and data-center infrastructure commitments. Dan Ives also removed Oracle from his AI 30 list ahead of an ETF rebalance, adding to near-term sentiment pressure. Oracle AI bubble risk warning

About Oracle

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.