Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Fiera Capital Corp

Fiera Capital Corp reduced its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,884,904 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 184,448 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises 3.5% of Fiera Capital Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Fiera Capital Corp owned about 0.14% of Oracle worth $1,092,590,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC raised its position in 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 acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Collier Financial acquired a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on ORCL. Citizens Jmp decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Mizuho set a $400.00 target price on Oracle in a report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $290.97.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Public‑sector AI/cloud momentum — the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for a migration/modernization effort, reinforcing OCI as a wins‑and‑scale story for government AI workloads. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Gains Momentum With CMS Selection
• Positive Sentiment: Durable demand signal from large data‑center projects — market coverage highlights Oracle’s role in major AI data‑center deals (e.g., projects that will drive multi‑GW power/load), which supports long‑term OCI infrastructure uptake and revenue visibility. (article in feed)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/valuation backdrop is mixed — many analysts remain bullish (multiple buy/outperform ratings and a median 6‑month target well above current levels), while other pieces note recent share weakness that may create a value entry for long‑term investors. Is Oracle (ORCL) Now Priced Attractive After Recent Share Price Weakness?
• Negative Sentiment: Large wave of securities‑class action notices — multiple law firms have filed or issued alerts about class actions alleging securities law violations tied to prior disclosures (class period cited: June 12–Dec 16, 2025); deadlines to seek lead‑plaintiff status are being publicized, increasing headline risk and potential litigation costs. Bragar Eagel & Squire: Class Action Reminder
• Negative Sentiment: Financing and capex overhang — coverage highlights plans (reported in the market feed) to raise sizable capital to fund AI data‑center expansion (figures near $50B cited), plus heavy insider selling and rising credit‑market signals; investors are worried about dilution, elevated leverage and near‑term cash flow pressure. Oracle Stock Opinions on Q2 Earnings and AI Capex Plans
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure on AI/cloud margins — comparison pieces argue Microsoft/Azure currently show stronger scale and margin profiles in AI infrastructure, a factor that could pressure Oracle’s relative growth and valuation if OCI execution or software sales lag. Microsoft vs. Oracle: Which Cloud & AI Giant Has an Edge Right Now?

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $156.48 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $178.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $449.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.64. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for 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 firm’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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.