Caprock Group LLC Acquires Shares of 89,029 Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 89,029 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $25,039,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.6% during the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 3,160,453 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $888,846,000 after purchasing an additional 19,191 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 44.1% during the third quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 17,408 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,896,000 after purchasing an additional 5,330 shares in the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at $1,241,000. Magnolia Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 8.5% in the third quarter. Magnolia Private Wealth LLC now owns 993 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its position in Oracle by 13.9% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 113,247 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $31,850,000 after buying an additional 13,846 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $159.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $459.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.64. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $187.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $232.85.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on ORCL shares. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. KeyCorp reduced their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Evercore boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Oracle from $290.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $292.43.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 144,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,728,655.60. The trade was a 6.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 62,223 shares of company stock worth $12,136,764. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: D.A. Davidson’s upgrade to Buy (with a $180 target) and follow‑on analyst coverage helped spark the recent rally and renewed buying interest; some ETFs with heavy ORCL exposure are positioned to capture the move. Oracle Stock Soars As Analyst Says It’s Time To Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced new role‑based AI agents and supply‑chain/manufacturing enhancements embedded in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications at Oracle AI World — product traction that supports cloud/AI revenue growth and upsell to enterprise customers. Oracle AI Agents Help Supply Chain Leaders Boost Efficiency and Strengthen Resiliency
• Positive Sentiment: Renewed optimism around OpenAI and a possible “revamp” of its plans is lifting AI‑linked names (including Oracle as an AI infrastructure supplier), which is helping sentiment and liquidity into ORCL shares. AI Giant OpenAI Is Getting a Lift Lately. So Are Stocks Linked to It.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest rose ~19.5% in January (to ~34.8M shares), but only ~2% of float is short and the days‑to‑cover is low (~1.2 days) — notable for positioning but not an acute squeeze risk today.
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector commentary from strategists suggests recent software weakness created a buying opportunity for higher‑quality names — a market‑level tailwind if sentiment broadens. AI disruption fears create buying chance in US software stocks, strategists say
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class actions and investor notices have been filed or solicited (Kessler Topaz, Bernstein Liebhard, Robbins Geller, Rosen, etc.) covering June–Dec 2025 — ongoing litigation risk that can increase legal costs, management distraction, and uncertainty. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check Files Securities Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Public criticism of Oracle’s capital deployment and leverage (notably from media/TV commentators) and analyst notes flagging capital‑raise impact keep balance‑sheet concerns in focus; monitor debt metrics and FCF guidance closely. Jim Cramer on Oracle: “I Don’t Like What They’re Doing to Their Balance Sheet”
• Negative Sentiment: Short sellers and sector rotation have pressured software names recently; articles note traders profited from the selloff — a reminder downside can re‑assert if AI‑funding or capital‑markets sentiment shifts. Short Sellers Are Making Bank on Oracle Stock

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.