Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s 8th Largest Position

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH decreased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 19.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,247,434 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 292,946 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for approximately 1.9% of Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in Oracle were worth $350,828,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Oracle Stock Up 0.9%

ORCL stock opened at $197.08 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $221.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $243.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $566.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.66.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Oracle News Summary

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.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 146,346 shares of company stock valued at $39,082,996 in the last three months. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. DA Davidson decreased their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Stephens raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. UBS Group set a $325.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.72.

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.