Prospera Financial Services Inc Sells 4,064 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Prospera Financial Services Inc lowered its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 72,146 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,064 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Oracle were worth $20,295,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 3,353,461 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Oracle by 1.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,060,427,000 after acquiring an additional 1,252,723 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at $4,275,378,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,357,572,000 after purchasing an additional 98,693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,315,180 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,473,838,000 after purchasing an additional 147,367 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 144,030 shares in the company, valued at $27,728,655.60. This represents a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 62,223 shares of company stock worth $12,136,764. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson upgraded ORCL to a Buy (Gil Luria), and several outlets point to that upgrade as the immediate catalyst for the rally. Oracle Heads Toward Key Resistance Levels After Analyst Upgrade. Should You Buy ORCL Stock Here?
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Oracle’s large bond sale was heavily oversubscribed have eased short-term funding worries and supported confidence in its AI-infrastructure spending plan. Oracle: This Capitulation Has Gone Too Far
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI-driven tech strength lifted major indices and helped ORCL rebound as investors rotate back into AI infrastructure names. Stock Market Today, Feb. 9: Oracle Climbs on AI Optimism Despite Software Sector Weakness
• Positive Sentiment: Customer wins for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) — e.g., a multi‑hospital EHR migration and an Oracle Health AI pilot — reinforce the revenue/AI adoption narrative. Transform Shared Service Organization Improves EHR Performance and Drives AI Adoption with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst interviews and media segments (DA Davidson’s Gil Luria, Yahoo Finance) provide bullish context on Oracle’s OpenAI/OpenAI-related exposure but are commentary rather than new company disclosures. Why this analyst is bullish on OpenAI and Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Several market-watch and “buy-the-dip” pieces highlight ORCL as a contrarian pick; useful for sentiment but not immediate fundamentals. 3 Contrarian “Buy the Dip” Picks—and One Area to Avoid (ORCL)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple class-action notices (stock purchase window and senior‑note offerings) introduce litigation risk and potential distractions for management. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Critics continue to flag Oracle’s elevated leverage and heavy AI capex as balance-sheet risks; these concerns have pressured the stock in recent sessions. How Low Can Oracle Stock Go?
• Negative Sentiment: Some firms have trimmed price targets or ratings recently, reflecting uncertainty about near-term returns and the pace of Oracle’s AI investments. Oracle stock: Bernstein looks at the financial impact of the capital raise

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 target price on Oracle in a report on Monday. KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citizens Jmp cut their price objective on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $292.43.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $156.94 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $450.91 billion, a PE ratio of 29.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $187.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $233.45. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced 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 business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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.