Krane Funds Advisors LLC Has $2.32 Million Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Krane Funds Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 129.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,943 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,485 shares during the period. Oracle makes up 0.1% of Krane Funds Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Krane Funds Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,318,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $47,518,451,000 after purchasing an additional 4,681,626 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $16,060,427,000 after buying an additional 1,252,723 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $4,275,378,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Oracle by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,357,572,000 after buying an additional 98,693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in Oracle by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,315,180 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,473,838,000 after acquiring an additional 147,367 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/media attention highlights Oracle’s role in the AI/hyperscaler landscape, which could support long‑term demand for cloud and data‑center services. How hyperscalers like Oracle and Meta are driving the AI arms race
• Neutral Sentiment: Media interest and screeners show ORCL drawing investor attention — a sign of volume and focus but not an immediate directional catalyst. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry research shows hyperscaler capex surging (and Microsoft singled out), underscoring that Oracle competes in a capital‑intensive AI buildout — structural opportunity but also margin/cash‑flow pressure. Evercore Sees Microsoft Growing FCF 5% as Hyperscaler Capex Jumps 58%
• Negative Sentiment: Report raising concerns about Oracle’s “Stargate” AI project drove selling—investors are worried about execution, cost overruns or overstated capabilities. Oracle stock falls amid Stargate project concerns
• Negative Sentiment: News coverage and commentary point to investor anxiety that Oracle’s aggressive AI spending may be excessive, a theme cited by multiple outlets as a reason for today’s slump. Here’s Why Oracle Stock Slumped Today
• Negative Sentiment: Several securities‑fraud class actions and lead‑plaintiff deadline notices allege Oracle misled investors about its AI/data‑center capabilities and capex — legal risk increases uncertainty and potential liabilities. Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Pending
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile critics (e.g., Michael Burry) and analysis on the tech sector’s AI “debt binge” are amplifying concerns that hyperscaler spending may hurt returns and push risk onto investors/bondholders. Michael Burry Questions ‘When Will AI Data Center Spending End?’ How the AI debt binge shattered hyperscalers’ ‘unspoken contract’ with investors

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the transaction, 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. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was 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 directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ORCL. Bank of America cut their target price on Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.97.

Oracle Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $141.07 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $405.32 billion, a PE ratio of 26.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The company has a fifty day moving average of $177.28 and a 200-day moving average of $226.71.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 37.59%.

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.