AK Global Asset Management LLC Buys Shares of 11,318 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

AK Global Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 11,318 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,206,000. Oracle accounts for 1.9% of AK Global Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kampmann Melissa S. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 11,910 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,350,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. McLean Asset Management Corp boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 5,319 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,551,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,485,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 1,127 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PIMCO and Bank of America are reported to be lining up roughly $14 billion of debt financing to help fund Oracle’s Michigan AI data-center project — a meaningful sign that outside capital may underwrite the company’s capex push. PIMCO weighs $14 billion debt deal for Oracle’s Michigan data center, Bloomberg News reports
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle named Hilary Maxson as CFO — analysts view her industrial/capex background as appropriate for managing heavy AI-related spending and debt, which supports confidence in financing and execution. Oracle appoints Hilary Maxson as CFO
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle continues to land customer deployments for its AI products (e.g., Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent at Southwest General), showing early commercial traction for AI offerings. Southwest General Uses Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent to Reduce Documentation Time and Support Work-Life Balance
• Positive Sentiment: Some Wall Street analysts remain bullish (high price targets and “buy” views), offering upside scenarios if Oracle executes its AI/cloud strategy. This Analyst Sees Oracle (ORCL) Stock Doubling From Here
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reports (e.g., Opkey) highlight integration and release-velocity challenges as enterprises migrate to cloud/AI — context important for execution risk but not Oracle-specific. Opkey Research Exposes the Cloud Velocity Crisis: Enterprises Struggle to Keep Up with Pace of Change
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle is being showcased with partners (e.g., Exelon/PowerPlan) at customer events, underlining enterprise adoption themes but with limited immediate market impact. Exelon’s Finance Transformation Success with PowerPlan to be Showcased at Oracle Customer Edge Summit
• Negative Sentiment: Reports (Forbes cited by TheStreet) claim Oracle cut an estimated 20,000–30,000 positions as it reallocates resources to AI — the scale of layoffs creates execution, morale and PR risk despite cost-savings intent. Oracle signals massive AI opportunity as layoffs hit
• Negative Sentiment: Rising leverage and large projected capex for AI/data centers have prompted investor scrutiny and legal activity (class-action notices and investigations tied to past disclosures and debt offerings), adding downside risk to sentiment and valuation. Shareholders of Oracle Corporation Should Contact Levi & Korsinsky Before April 6, 2026 to Discuss Your Rights – ORCL
• Negative Sentiment: Media attention on executive pay (CFO compensation) and layoffs has created negative headlines that can pressure sentiment near-term, even if changes are strategic. Oracle hires new CFO with $950K salary as thousands face layoffs

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $142.95 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $411.14 billion, a PE ratio of 25.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.60. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $121.24 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $151.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $203.67.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Melius Research set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $229.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $254.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.71.

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.