Boston Trust Walden Corp Decreases Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Boston Trust Walden Corp reduced its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 12.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 506,419 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 71,353 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for approximately 1.0% of Boston Trust Walden Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $142,425,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Darwin Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 130.0% during the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Mizuho set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $380.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.72.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the sale, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 146,346 shares of company stock valued at $39,082,996 over the last three months. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $197.08 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $221.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $243.19. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $566.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.05, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market bullishness on AI/data‑center leaders: MarketBeat names Oracle as one of “5 Stocks Set to Start Strong in January,” highlighting Oracle’s full‑stack AI positioning and the potential revenue lift as OCI data centers come online. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Broader Q4 earnings optimism for tech: market commentary expects Q4/Q1 earnings season to be a bullish catalyst for AI/tech names (including ORCL), which supports multiple expansion if results and guidance beat. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and fund support: multiple broker price‑target raises and continued institutional buying (per MarketBeat/QuiverQuant summaries) give the stock fundamental and flows support. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Public‑sector AI demand: Oracle execs say governments will shift to agentic AI and data organization, which could be a steady, longer‑dated revenue channel but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Warner Bros / Paramount proxy drama: FT reports Larry Ellison’s personal guarantee did not sway Warner Bros’ board on a Paramount bid — an investor‑interest item because Ellison is Oracle’s co‑founder, but it has limited direct operational impact on ORCL. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Oracle insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares (Dec. 24 filing at ~ $196.89), a visible Form 4 that may momentarily weigh sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Balance‑sheet and execution worries: coverage (Yahoo/Seeking Alpha and media commentary) flags aggressive AI commitments, rising capex/debt and data‑center build timing as risks that have pressured the stock recently. Read More.

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.