Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stake Cut by Beddow Capital Management Inc.

Beddow Capital Management Inc. lessened its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 16.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,675 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,600 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up about 1.9% of Beddow Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Beddow Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $5,252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $47,518,451,000 after buying an additional 4,681,626 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake 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 valued at $16,060,427,000 after acquiring an additional 1,252,723 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,275,378,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 0.8% during the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 98,693 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,315,180 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,473,838,000 after purchasing an additional 147,367 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched an AI product for construction safety, signaling continued AI-driven revenue opportunities and product monetization. Oracle Transforms Construction Safety Management with AI
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Oracle–Red Bull Racing partnership highlights OCI/AI use cases and raises visibility for Oracle’s cloud capabilities in high-profile, realtime applications. Oracle Red Bull Racing Alliance Puts AI Spotlight On Oracle Valuation
• Positive Sentiment: Options activity and intraday buying pushed shares higher; some traders are treating reported cost reductions as a near-term margin positive. Mixed options sentiment in Oracle with shares up 2.07%
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are split ahead of earnings — upgrades (e.g., Oppenheimer) contrast with lowered price targets from others, leaving consensus views mixed. Analysts Split on Oracle Corporation (ORCL), Stock Sees Upgrade and Downgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are focused on March 10 Q3 results; previews highlight strong AI-cloud demand but flag high capex and leverage as key variables. Oracle Stock Is Down 20% YTD. Should You Buy ORCL Ahead of Q3 Results?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports say Oracle plans to cut thousands of jobs to rein in costs from a major AI data-center expansion — news that underscores funding strain and could signal execution risk. Oracle to cut thousands of jobs amid AI data center spending push, Bloomberg reports
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage highlights cash/financing worries tied to the AI buildout and related securities lawsuits — increased legal risk and higher debt ratios weigh on valuation. Is Oracle’s AI-Fueled Layoffs and Cash Strain Altering The Investment Case For Oracle (ORCL)?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs in securities class actions related to Oracle disclosures, increasing litigation overhang for shareholders. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors … Class Action Lawsuit – ORCL

Oracle Trading Up 1.6%

Oracle stock opened at $154.87 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $444.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $170.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $221.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for 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%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. 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 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the sale, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 in the last quarter. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $370.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $282.94.

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.