Maxi Investments CY Ltd cut its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 82.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,020 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 18,780 shares during the quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,131,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kampmann Melissa S. grew its stake in Oracle by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 11,910 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,350,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp lifted its position in Oracle by 0.7% during the third quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 5,319 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,551,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.7% during the third quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,485,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.4% during the third quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 1,127 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth grew its position in shares of Oracle by 16.6% in the third quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Stock Up 0.6%
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ORCL. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Bank of America dropped their target price on Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.77.
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Key Headlines Impacting Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q3 results — Oracle topped EPS and revenue estimates, raised FY guidance and emphasized cloud/AI momentum, which is the primary driver for today’s upside. Oracle Is Soaring After Blowout Earnings. 3 Reasons to Buy the Stock (and 1 Reason to Avoid It).
- Positive Sentiment: “Best quarter in 15 years” narrative — strong cloud revenue growth and a large remaining performance obligation/backlog have shifted sentiment toward sustained AI‑infrastructure revenue expansion. Oracle Just Posted Its Best Quarter in 15 Years — Here’s Why 2026 Could Get Even Better
- Positive Sentiment: Data‑center buildout & OpenAI backlog thesis — coverage notes a large multi‑year AI contract runway (and a cited ~$110B catalyst) with customer prepayments and supplied GPUs reducing near‑term funding risk. This underpins investor conviction in Oracle’s cloud cadence. The $110 Billion Catalyst That Makes It More Likely Oracle Will Hit Its 700% Cloud Infrastructure Revenue Growth Guidance by 2030
- Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst moves — some firms (e.g., Mizuho) trimmed lofty targets but kept bullish ratings, reflecting optimism on growth with more conservative valuation assumptions. These notes are moderating upside expectations rather than flipping the story. Benzinga: Mizuho PT change
- Neutral Sentiment: Stifel cut its price target (from $275 to $220) while retaining a Buy — a sign analysts are wrestling with higher capex and near‑term margin/valuation tradeoffs even as they remain constructive on AI/cloud. Stifel Cuts PT on Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
- Negative Sentiment: Reported large layoffs (20k–30k) — media reports that Oracle may cut up to ~18% of staff to fund aggressive AI/data‑center capex raise execution and reputational risks; layoffs can create short‑term disruption and investor concern. Oracle Layoff Plan Raises Questions For AI And Cloud Growth Story
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class actions filed — law firms are soliciting lead plaintiffs over disclosures about data‑center capabilities and capex; litigation risk and related legal costs are a meaningful overhang for investors. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Class Action Lawsuit Filed
Oracle 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.
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