Courier Capital LLC Sells 5,731 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Courier Capital LLC reduced its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,002 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 5,731 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises 1.0% of Courier Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Courier Capital LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $17,156,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Allstate Corp increased its stake in Oracle by 1,710.3% in the third quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 61,768 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $17,372,000 after purchasing an additional 58,356 shares in the last quarter. Violich Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Oracle by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Violich Capital Management Inc. now owns 213,631 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $60,082,000 after buying an additional 4,410 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 268,833 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $76,413,000 after buying an additional 876 shares in the last quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. now owns 5,595 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,574,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, Intrua Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 25.9% during the third quarter. Intrua Financial LLC now owns 4,535 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,275,000 after acquiring an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. DA Davidson cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $246.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $305.50.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported RPO (remaining performance obligations) surge gives multi-year revenue visibility and supports the company’s AI/cloud revenue outlook, bolstering the long-term growth case. RPO expansion article
• Neutral Sentiment: EVP Douglas Kehring sold 35,000 shares (~$6.8M) at about $194.89; while large insider sales can raise questions, the filing shows he still holds shares—context matters (planned diversification vs. signal). SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple lawsuits and investor notices have emerged alleging losses tied to Oracle’s AI buildout and bond issuance; class-action and bondholder suits increase legal risk and could pressure sentiment and costs. Bondholder suit
• Negative Sentiment: Debt-market concerns: analysts and reports flag large planned debt raises to fund AI/hyperscale expansion, and bond-market stress has been reported — this raises refinancing and credit-risk questions for investors. Debt risk article
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile short activity and activist/hedge attention: reports note Michael Burry has taken a bearish position, which can amplify downside pressure and volatility. Burry short article
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/headquarters execution concerns: reports say Oracle is struggling to staff its new Nashville “world HQ,” which fuels investor concern around execution and the company’s ability to scale operations. HQ hiring troubles
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive context: AWS is reaccelerating and pulling ahead in scale and AI infrastructure, a reminder investors should weigh ORCL’s execution vs. larger cloud peers. Cloud comparison

Oracle Stock Up 0.7%

Oracle stock opened at $191.27 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company’s 50-day moving average is $203.24 and its 200-day moving average is $241.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $549.54 billion, a PE ratio of 35.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. 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 presently 37.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 161,588 shares of company stock worth $39,976,746 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.