HighTower Advisors LLC Has $304.84 Million Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

HighTower Advisors LLC cut its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,564,008 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 87,451 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $304,841,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 76.9% during the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Monness Crespi & Hardt restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Citizens Jmp dropped their price target on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.46.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $186.60 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $536.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.55. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $163.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $181.56. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle landed a new multi-year U.S. Air Force cloud modernization contract worth $88 million and expanded its AI-focused defense work with the U.S. Department of Defense, reinforcing demand for its secure cloud and classified AI infrastructure. Oracle’s Expanding Defense AI Role And What It Could Mean For Investors
• Positive Sentiment: One analyst note highlighted Oracle as a hyperscaler with meaningful upside potential as AI and quantum infrastructure spending grows, suggesting the market still sees long-term growth opportunities. 2 Quantum Hyperscaler Stocks With 30% Price Target to Watch in May
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader IT stocks in India rallied despite weak market sentiment, but the move was tied more to sector rotation than to Oracle specifically. Infosys, OFSS, TechM, other IT stocks gain up to 3% despite weak market sentiment. Here’s why
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s stock has also been the subject of market chatter, including a bearish bet from investor Leopold Aschenbrenner and a comparison article that argued Salesforce may be the better AI cloud buy right now. Why AI Wunderkind Leopold Aschenbrenner Started Betting Against Nvidia, Oracle, Broadcom Salesforce vs. Oracle: Which AI-Driven Cloud Stock Is a Better Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle shares fell more than the market in the latest session, reflecting recent selling pressure despite the company’s strong fundamentals and AI-related growth narrative. Oracle (ORCL) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note
• Negative Sentiment: Another headline noted Intel is closing the market-cap gap with Oracle, which may add to relative-performance concerns among large-cap tech investors. Intel stock just $8 billion away from overtaking Oracle in market cap

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.