Weaver Capital Management LLC Has $7.56 Million Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Weaver Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 28.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,783 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,611 shares during the period. Oracle comprises approximately 1.6% of Weaver Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Weaver Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $7,559,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Patton Fund Management Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 626.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,516,000 after purchasing an additional 3,184 shares during the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $689,000. Xponance Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after purchasing an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. raised its holdings in Oracle by 62.1% during the 3rd quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $135,839,000 after purchasing an additional 184,996 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.71.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record cloud momentum — Oracle reported strong fiscal-quarter revenue and an RPO/backlog surge (reported $553B remaining performance obligations) that supports long-term revenue visibility and recurring demand for OCI/A I infrastructure. Oracle’s Sales Are Soaring, But Its Stock Is Falling. Time to Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Product leadership signal — Gartner named Oracle a Leader in two 2026 Magic Quadrant reports for supply-chain planning (discrete and process industries), supporting enterprise SaaS strength and cross-sell opportunities. Oracle Named a Leader in Two 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Reports
• Positive Sentiment: Management move seen constructive — Oracle hired Hilary Maxson as CFO; analysts call her a good fit for managing large capex programs, which may reassure investors about capital allocation as the company scales AI/data-center spending. Why Oracle’s new CFO Hilary Maxson is key to its AI ambitions
• Neutral Sentiment: Potential external financing in discussion — Reports say PIMCO and Bank of America are discussing roughly $14B of debt financing to back Oracle’s Michigan data-center buildout; this could ease funding but increases leverage and execution scrutiny. PIMCO weighs $14 billion debt deal for Oracle’s Michigan data center
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst stance unchanged — Stephens reiterated an “Equal Weight” rating (with a $254 price target), signaling mixed street views that balance growth opportunity with risk from spending and restructuring. Stephens Reiterates “Equal Weight” Rating for Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping — Oracle filed a response to a tiny unsolicited mini-tender offer (1,000,000 shares at $140.50), a disclosure with negligible capital impact but relevant for completeness. Oracle Responds to TRC Capital Mini-Tender Offer
• Negative Sentiment: Layoff disclosures raise execution and morale concerns — California filings detail ~710 planned job cuts across multiple Oracle sites; broader reporting suggests much larger global reductions as Oracle reallocates resources to AI/data-center priorities. Such workforce cuts can signal short-term disruption and investor wariness. Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California
• Negative Sentiment: Debt and capex skepticism — Multiple pieces highlight investor concern that Oracle has taken on significant debt to fund an aggressive AI/data-center buildout; that skepticism helps explain share weakness despite strong sales. Oracle Has Taken on Serious Debt to Fund Its AI Ambitions

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $143.69 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $151.24 and a 200-day moving average of $203.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $413.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.60. 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 twelve month low of $121.24 and a twelve month high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid 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 is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.