Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Groupama Asset Managment

Groupama Asset Managment reduced its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 15.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 45,487 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 8,465 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment’s holdings in Oracle were worth $12,793,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 130.0% in the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its position in Oracle by 76.9% during the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 in the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness — Guggenheim reiterated its Buy and a $400 target, arguing Oracle’s AI buildout sets up a future cash‑flow inflection, supporting the long‑term bull case. Why Guggenheim Sees Oracle’s AI Buildout
• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank and other analysts remain optimistic after Oracle’s beat‑and‑raise quarter and cloud revenue strength, which underpins buy ratings and supports upside expectations. Earnings Beat and Deutsche Bank Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Product and commercial wins — new AI assistant features for Oracle Simphony POS and expanded mobile/venue ordering broaden go‑to‑market for Oracle’s industry cloud suites, potentially driving incremental revenue. Oracle AI Smart Assistant for Restaurants
• Neutral Sentiment: AI/capex tradeoff — coverage and multiple articles note Oracle is spending heavily to build AI data centers and infrastructure (a deliberate growth strategy that could compress free cash flow short term while supporting long‑term scale). Investors should weigh growth vs. near‑term cash burn. Oracle Isn’t Done Spending Big on AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Backlog dynamics — Oracle’s large backlog was highlighted as both a potential multi‑year revenue tailwind and a source of execution risk; important for revenue recognition and guidance credibility. Oracle’s Backlog: Potential Windfall or Ticking Time Bomb?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑litigation notices — several law firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, Schall, Frank R. Cruz, Howard G. Smith) have announced class action inquiries related to a June–Dec 2025 period; legal overhang increases uncertainty and could lead to settlements or expenses. Rosen Law Firm Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Customer concentration concern — articles cite investor worry about heavy dependence on OpenAI business, which has pressured the stock as investors fret over concentration risk. Concerns Around the OpenAI Concentration
• Negative Sentiment: Layoff and restructuring headlines — reports of potential layoffs (20k–30k) and a $500M increase in restructuring costs add execution and morale risk, and raise near‑term cost volatility. Layoff Plan Raises Questions

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $229.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.77.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $152.88 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $163.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $216.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $439.70 billion, a PE ratio of 27.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.91%.

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.