Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by ING Groep NV

ING Groep NV trimmed its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 67.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 271,242 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 562,881 shares during the quarter. ING Groep NV’s holdings in Oracle were worth $76,284,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Oracle by 2.1% in the second 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 during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Oracle by 1.7% in the 2nd 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 stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,275,378,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 98,693 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.3% during 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 acquiring an additional 147,367 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Citizens Jmp decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Evercore upped their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $292.43.

Oracle Trading Up 2.0%

ORCL opened at $159.78 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $187.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $232.85. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $459.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 owned 144,030 shares in the company, valued at $27,728,655.60. This represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: D.A. Davidson’s upgrade to Buy (with a $180 target) and follow‑on analyst coverage helped spark the recent rally and renewed buying interest; some ETFs with heavy ORCL exposure are positioned to capture the move. Oracle Stock Soars As Analyst Says It’s Time To Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced new role‑based AI agents and supply‑chain/manufacturing enhancements embedded in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications at Oracle AI World — product traction that supports cloud/AI revenue growth and upsell to enterprise customers. Oracle AI Agents Help Supply Chain Leaders Boost Efficiency and Strengthen Resiliency
• Positive Sentiment: Renewed optimism around OpenAI and a possible “revamp” of its plans is lifting AI‑linked names (including Oracle as an AI infrastructure supplier), which is helping sentiment and liquidity into ORCL shares. AI Giant OpenAI Is Getting a Lift Lately. So Are Stocks Linked to It.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest rose ~19.5% in January (to ~34.8M shares), but only ~2% of float is short and the days‑to‑cover is low (~1.2 days) — notable for positioning but not an acute squeeze risk today.
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector commentary from strategists suggests recent software weakness created a buying opportunity for higher‑quality names — a market‑level tailwind if sentiment broadens. AI disruption fears create buying chance in US software stocks, strategists say
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class actions and investor notices have been filed or solicited (Kessler Topaz, Bernstein Liebhard, Robbins Geller, Rosen, etc.) covering June–Dec 2025 — ongoing litigation risk that can increase legal costs, management distraction, and uncertainty. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check Files Securities Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Public criticism of Oracle’s capital deployment and leverage (notably from media/TV commentators) and analyst notes flagging capital‑raise impact keep balance‑sheet concerns in focus; monitor debt metrics and FCF guidance closely. Jim Cramer on Oracle: “I Don’t Like What They’re Doing to Their Balance Sheet”
• Negative Sentiment: Short sellers and sector rotation have pressured software names recently; articles note traders profited from the selloff — a reminder downside can re‑assert if AI‑funding or capital‑markets sentiment shifts. Short Sellers Are Making Bank on Oracle 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.