Avanza Fonder AB Sells 6,173 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Avanza Fonder AB decreased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 98,654 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,173 shares during the period. Avanza Fonder AB’s holdings in Oracle were worth $19,229,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $4,275,378,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 2,062.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800,546 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 2.8% in 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. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 333.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,473,137,000 after buying an additional 4,030,382 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Oracle by 42.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,839,166 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,932,507,000 after buying an additional 2,619,722 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reinstated coverage with a Buy and a $200 price target, citing Oracle’s large backlog as a catalyst and implying ~30–35% upside — a strong institutional vote of confidence that likely supported earlier buying. ‘Big Backlog, Big Test’: BofA Reinstates Oracle with Buy, $200 PT
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle unveiled “Fusion Agentic Applications,” AI Database agentic features, and expanded Agent Studio — product moves that strengthen its enterprise AI roadmap and help defend its apps/cloud franchise against AI disruption narratives. These announcements support a longer-term revenue/competitive story. Oracle Introduces Fusion Agentic Applications
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term technicals show a breakout above the 20‑day moving average, which can attract momentum traders but doesn’t change the underlying fundamental debate. Oracle (ORCL) Recently Broke Out Above the 20-Day Moving Average
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market drivers — choppy oil-driven trading and renewed AI disruption fears — pressured U.S. indexes today, contributing to weaker demand for riskier tech names. Stock Market Today, March 24: Oil, AI, and Private Credit Fears Weigh on Markets
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms and a formal securities-fraud filing allege Oracle misstatements about its AI/data-center capabilities and capex; several class-action notices and lead-plaintiff deadlines are circulating (April 6). The legal overhang increases headline risk and potential costs. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Investors: April 6, 2026, Deadline in Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters/Bloomberg reported Microsoft will rent a Texas data center that had been developed for Oracle and OpenAI — a sign that Oracle/OpenAI’s original data-center plans have shifted or lost a tenant, which undermines parts of the AI-infrastructure narrative investors had been valuing. Microsoft to rent Texas data center dropped by Oracle and OpenAI, Bloomberg News reports

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.91.

Oracle Stock Down 4.8%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $146.90 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $422.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $159.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $214.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

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.