Dakota Wealth Management Sells 47,876 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Dakota Wealth Management cut its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 31.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 103,505 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 47,876 shares during the quarter. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in Oracle were worth $29,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $47,518,451,000 after buying an additional 4,681,626 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Oracle by 1.7% in 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 purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $4,275,378,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Oracle by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,357,572,000 after acquiring an additional 98,693 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in Oracle by 1.3% during the second 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 during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/media attention highlights Oracle’s role in the AI/hyperscaler landscape, which could support long‑term demand for cloud and data‑center services. How hyperscalers like Oracle and Meta are driving the AI arms race
• Neutral Sentiment: Media interest and screeners show ORCL drawing investor attention — a sign of volume and focus but not an immediate directional catalyst. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry research shows hyperscaler capex surging (and Microsoft singled out), underscoring that Oracle competes in a capital‑intensive AI buildout — structural opportunity but also margin/cash‑flow pressure. Evercore Sees Microsoft Growing FCF 5% as Hyperscaler Capex Jumps 58%
• Negative Sentiment: Report raising concerns about Oracle’s “Stargate” AI project drove selling—investors are worried about execution, cost overruns or overstated capabilities. Oracle stock falls amid Stargate project concerns
• Negative Sentiment: News coverage and commentary point to investor anxiety that Oracle’s aggressive AI spending may be excessive, a theme cited by multiple outlets as a reason for today’s slump. Here’s Why Oracle Stock Slumped Today
• Negative Sentiment: Several securities‑fraud class actions and lead‑plaintiff deadline notices allege Oracle misled investors about its AI/data‑center capabilities and capex — legal risk increases uncertainty and potential liabilities. Oracle Corporation Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Pending
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile critics (e.g., Michael Burry) and analysis on the tech sector’s AI “debt binge” are amplifying concerns that hyperscaler spending may hurt returns and push risk onto investors/bondholders. Michael Burry Questions ‘When Will AI Data Center Spending End?’ How the AI debt binge shattered hyperscalers’ ‘unspoken contract’ with investors

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Mizuho set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, December 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.97.

Oracle Trading Down 4.7%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $141.07 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $177.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $226.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $405.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.64. 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 posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal 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 given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 in the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.