Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Acquired by Brookstone Capital Management

Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 7.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 106,805 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,472 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Oracle were worth $20,817,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $861,000. Rebalance LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Rebalance LLC now owns 4,206 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $820,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,220 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Retirement Systems of Alabama grew its position in Oracle by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 357,813 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $69,741,000 after purchasing an additional 4,300 shares during the period. Finally, J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 21,169 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $4,126,000 after buying an additional 611 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the 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 transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertex launched its O Series Tax Engine and Indirect Tax Accelerator on the Oracle Marketplace, making the Vertex solution deployable on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — a positive signal for OCI adoption and partner-led revenue. Vertex launches on Oracle Marketplace
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle will pay its first quarterly dividend of 2026 on April 24, supporting income-focused investors and signaling capital-return discipline. Oracle dividend announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its FY2026 EPS estimate for Oracle, indicating some analyst confidence in the company’s financial outlook. Erste Group raises Oracle EPS estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: Media pieces (MarketWatch/Invezz/Fool) debate Oracle’s AI positioning vs. peers — some see large upside if AI spending pays off, while others favor competitors like Broadcom for AI exposure; useful context for longer-term thesis but not an immediate catalyst. Why Oracle may be an AI winner
• Neutral Sentiment: Eagle Mountain Mining update on an unrelated Oracle Ridge JV (mining) is not material to Oracle Corp’s business; can be ignored for ORCL stock drivers. Eagle Mountain advances Oracle Ridge JV
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs for securities-fraud class actions and investigations covering the June–Dec 2025 period, alleging misleading statements about Oracle’s AI data-center capabilities and capital spending — a near-term negative catalyst that increases legal risk, potential costs, and investor uncertainty. Representative notices: Kessler Topaz (PR Newswire), Levi & Korsinsky (GlobeNewswire), Schall Law Firm (PR Newswire). Kessler Topaz class action Levi & Korsinsky notice Schall Law Firm investigation

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $138.71 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $398.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.90, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.66. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $155.67 and a 200 day moving average of $210.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Melius Research set a $160.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given 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 $262.91.

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.