Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. Has $6.55 Million Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 306.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,293 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,566 shares during the period. Oracle comprises 2.0% of Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $6,551,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd 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. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total transaction of $1,925,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. This represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $154.65 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $192.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $236.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $444.33 billion, a PE ratio of 29.07, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted 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 return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $290.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Mizuho set a $400.00 price objective on Oracle in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, January 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $297.89.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Financing clarity relieved some credit concerns: Oracle’s plan to raise up to $45–50B to fund its AI/data-center expansion has been framed by some banks as a clearing event that reduces immediate credit-risk uncertainty; 5-year CDS levels fell sharply and some analysts see the plan as buy-side relief. CNBC: Oracle’s credit default swaps are plummeting after financing plans
• Positive Sentiment: Investor demand for bonds looks strong — the company’s bond offering drew heavy demand, signaling fixed‑income investors are willing to fund Oracle’s buildout, which supports execution of the AI-capacity strategy. TipRanks: $25B bond offering attracts heavy demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic rationale — large capex is validating long-term AI infrastructure positioning: coverage arguing Oracle’s $50B program (including power solutions such as SMRs) elevates OCI from a commodity play to a strategic infrastructure provider, supporting a longer-term growth thesis even as near-term execution risk rises. MarketBeat: The Atomic Pivot: AI’s $50 Billion Power Move
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain mixed but not uniformly negative — some firms (e.g., Barclays) reiterated Overweight, citing financing clarity and long-term upside, while others are re‑rating/adjusting models to account for capital mix. InsiderMonkey: Barclays reiterates Overweight
• Negative Sentiment: Dilution and debt concerns persist — some investors fear the scale and mix (debt vs. equity) of the $45–50B raise could dilute equity or increase leverage; that uncertainty has pressured the stock. Reuters: Shares fall as investors assess up to $50B plan
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction to corporate commentary and OpenAI ties—Oracle’s public reassurances about OpenAI and related customer exposure failed to fully calm investors and may have triggered short-term selling. Fortune: Oracle defused ‘the key risk’, but market isn’t buying it
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and workforce risk: a Pomerantz investor probe and reports that Oracle may cut up to ~30,000 roles add headline risk and uncertainty around execution/costs. GlobeNewswire: Pomerantz investigates Oracle Yahoo: Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs

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.