AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Acquires 71,135 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd boosted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1,273.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 76,722 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 71,135 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $21,577,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 130.0% in the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Collier Financial purchased a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter worth $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $290.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, HSBC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $287.94.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $148.99 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $428.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.01, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a 50 day moving average of $172.36 and a 200 day moving average of $222.44.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI backlog and cloud growth boost revenue visibility — reports show Oracle’s AI backlog surged, cloud revenue up ~34% y/y and roughly $4B in new AI deals that underpin fiscal‑2027 growth expectations, supporting longer‑term revenue trajectories. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Industry recognition for Financial Services unit — Oracle Financial Services ranked top vendor in the 2026 Chartis RiskTech100 report (leadership in AI and risk/AML categories), reinforcing competitive strength in regulated verticals. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial momentum: F1/AI partnership — Oracle’s expanded work with Oracle Red Bull Racing to deliver cloud and AI solutions highlights enterprise demand and brand positioning in high‑visibility AI deployments. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings date set (catalyst) — Oracle will report Q3 FY2026 results on March 10 after the close and host a 4:00 p.m. webcast; results and commentary on AI deal conversion and capital spending will likely drive short‑term moves. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Data center demand visible but financed off‑balance — Applied Digital is marketing $2.15B of junk bonds to fund a 200MW facility leased to Oracle, showing demand for Oracle compute capacity but adding no direct Oracle capex visibility. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Widespread securities‑fraud lawsuits — Multiple firms have filed/class notices alleging Oracle misled investors about AI data‑center capabilities and capex plans (class period June 12–Dec 16, 2025) and are soliciting lead plaintiffs before an April 6 deadline; this legal overhang increases litigation risk, potential settlements and short‑term selling pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive/contract risks: Java and support alternatives — Azul’s win (customer cut Java licensing from Oracle) and third‑party support wins (Rimini Street) highlight pockets of revenue pressure from customers reducing Oracle licensing/support spend. Article Title

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s 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.