Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) EVP Stuart Levey Sells 15,000 Shares of Stock

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $177.35 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $510.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $121.24 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $152.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $195.00.

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 return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business’s quarterly 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 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.07 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares in the last quarter. United Bank raised its holdings in Oracle by 6.8% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after buying an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 19.2% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after buying an additional 8,530 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ORCL. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Monness Crespi & Hardt restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.71.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle rolled out a new suite of agentic AI applications that analysts say extend its cloud/AI product moat and help sustain long‑term growth. As Oracle Launches New Agentic AI Tools, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold ORCL Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and outlets highlight Oracle’s accelerating cloud revenue, a record ~$553B backlog and positioning vs. peers (ServiceNow), reinforcing expectations for sustained top‑line AI/cloud acceleration. Oracle vs. ServiceNow: Which Cloud Software Stock Has an Edge Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Large investors and value funds are adding to ORCL, with coverage noting a sizable buy signal after recent weakness — a vote of confidence that can support further upside. A Legendary Value Fund Just Bet Big on Oracle — The Signal Is Hard to Ignore
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat/MSN argue Oracle is undervalued as it pivots to a multi‑cloud/AI future — a narrative helping the stock rebound from earlier SaaS weakness. Oracle bottoms: A multi-cloud future is ahead and undervalued
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle appointed Hilary Maxson as CFO to help steer capital allocation for AI infrastructure — experienced hire but execution and capex implications remain to be seen. Oracle Taps Hilary Maxson As CFO To Steer AI Infrastructure Push
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle Health earned CMS “Aligned Network” status, showing wins in government/healthcare contracts that support steady revenue streams but are unlikely to move the stock materially alone. Oracle Health Demonstrates Interoperability Leadership, Achieves CMS Aligned Network Status
• Negative Sentiment: An Oracle EVP, Stuart Levey, sold 15,000 shares under a 10b5‑1 plan; continuing insider sales across the company have been noted by data aggregators and can concern some investors on timing/optics. SEC Form 4 – Stuart Levey sale
• Negative Sentiment: Unconfirmed reports suggest large-scale layoffs (as many as ~30,000) using AI/algorithmic selection — this raises governance and execution risk if true and has drawn investor scrutiny. Oracle Layoff Reports Put AI Governance And Investor Risks In Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term macro/geopolitical volatility (U.S.–Iran tensions) has pressured trading sessions and could cap momentum despite company‑specific positives. Why Is Oracle Stock Trading Lower Monday?

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.