Weitz Investment Management Inc. Sells 100,075 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Weitz Investment Management Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 58.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 70,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 100,075 shares during the quarter. Weitz Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $19,687,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 130.0% in the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Collier Financial purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the 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 completion of 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on ORCL. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.94.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $146.03 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $176.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $225.98. 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 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $419.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded ORCL to a Buy, a formal analyst vote of confidence that can help support the stock amid recent weakness. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Agentive named David Keene (ex‑Google Cloud, Salesforce, Oracle) as co‑founder/CRO — a sign of talent flow and continued industry focus on enterprise AI ecosystems but no direct impact on Oracle’s fundamentals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note Oracle is attracting investor attention (search/attention metrics) and is underperforming the broader tech sector, signaling mixed analyst views rather than a clear catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or publicized securities‑fraud class actions and are soliciting lead plaintiffs, centering on Oracle’s AI capex disclosures and partner exposure — this increases legal and disclosure risk and creates headline pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reporting highlights that the lawsuits specifically spotlight risks tied to Oracle’s AI infrastructure spending and disclosure practices, which raises investor concern about future capital intensity and transparency. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Press reports questioned the Stargate AI data‑center initiative, triggering a sharp intraday selloff as investors worry execution and ROI on large AI projects may fall short. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market skepticism toward AI capital spending — including stories about investors hunting short opportunities and public warnings (e.g., Michael Burry) — is pressuring hyperscalers and AI infrastructure names like Oracle. Article Title Article Title

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.