Rockland Trust Co. Acquires 12,075 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Rockland Trust Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 15.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 89,429 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 12,075 shares during the quarter. Rockland Trust Co.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $25,151,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 130.0% in the third 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 during the period. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter valued at $37,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target for the company. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $292.43.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through 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 value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

More Oracle News

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

Oracle Stock Up 9.9%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $156.94 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $450.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.64. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $187.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $233.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month 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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

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.