Dilation Capital Management LP Buys New Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Dilation Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 16,080 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,522,000. Oracle makes up 2.2% of Dilation Capital Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $4,275,378,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 164,278,874 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $35,916,290,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353,461 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 42.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,839,166 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,932,507,000 after purchasing an additional 2,619,722 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 21,239.6% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,729,145 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $378,043,000 after purchasing an additional 1,721,042 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Oracle by 101.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 3,064,721 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $670,040,000 after purchasing an additional 1,547,150 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Performance

Oracle stock opened at $173.88 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company’s 50-day moving average is $200.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $240.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a market cap of $499.58 billion, a PE ratio of 32.68, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid 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 1.2%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director directly owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at $43,018,756.98. This trade represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’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 transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, 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 a total of 111,588 shares of company stock valued at $26,108,046 in the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights Oracle’s multicloud AI momentum — cites 817% YoY multicloud database consumption growth and new programs that deepen enterprise adoption, supporting durable revenue expansion and the company’s AI monetization roadmap. Is Oracle’s Multicloud AI Strategy Powering Sustainable Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Guggenheim/MarketWatch coverage argues concerns about Oracle’s AI debt and concentration with OpenAI are overblown and that the long-term opportunity from cloud/AI makes Oracle a multi-year winner — a bullish analyst viewpoint that could support recovery if legal risks are contained. Oracle’s stock could be a big winner for the next decade, according to this analyst. Here’s why.
• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha and other bullish write-ups argue the pullback is a buying opportunity as backlog diversification and AI-driven consumption should support upside over time. Oracle: ‘Buy’ The Dip As Backlog Diversification Continues
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation checks: recent coverage examines whether the post-pullback price correctly reflects cloud growth and legal risk; these pieces weigh fundamentals vs. headline-driven volatility without a firm consensus. Is Oracle (ORCL) Fairly Priced After Recent Share Price Pullback And Cloud Growth Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate driver of the drop: a Yahoo Finance story reports the stock tumbled after disclosures and a lawsuit raised investor concerns about Oracle’s AI-related debt/funding model and concentration risk, prompting questions about how AI initiatives are financed. Oracle (ORCL) Is Down 11.1% After AI Debt Disclosure Lawsuit Raises Questions About Funding Model
• Negative Sentiment: Class-action litigation risk: Rosen Law Firm announced a securities class action over senior notes tied to Oracle’s shelf registration (press releases on GlobeNewswire and BusinessWire), increasing legal and reputational uncertainty for noteholders and equity investors. ROSEN, A HIGHLY RECOGNIZED LAW FIRM, Encourages Oracle Corporation Investors to Secure Counsel in Securities Class Action – ORCL Rosen Law Firm Urges Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) Investors to Contact the Firm for Information About Their Rights
• Negative Sentiment: Bear case/price targets: a Forbes piece revisits a steep downside target (Oracle Stock To $126?), amplifying negative sentiment and pressuring short-term price action if investors reprice risk. Oracle Stock To $126?

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on Oracle from $364.00 to $339.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six 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 data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $303.51.

About Oracle

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.