Alberta Investment Management Corp Has $3.26 Million Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Alberta Investment Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 480.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,600 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 9,600 shares during the quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,262,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 130.0% in the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth $28,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Collier Financial purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Public‑sector AI/cloud momentum — the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for a migration/modernization effort, reinforcing OCI as a wins‑and‑scale story for government AI workloads. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Gains Momentum With CMS Selection
• Positive Sentiment: Durable demand signal from large data‑center projects — market coverage highlights Oracle’s role in major AI data‑center deals (e.g., projects that will drive multi‑GW power/load), which supports long‑term OCI infrastructure uptake and revenue visibility. (article in feed)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/valuation backdrop is mixed — many analysts remain bullish (multiple buy/outperform ratings and a median 6‑month target well above current levels), while other pieces note recent share weakness that may create a value entry for long‑term investors. Is Oracle (ORCL) Now Priced Attractive After Recent Share Price Weakness?
• Negative Sentiment: Large wave of securities‑class action notices — multiple law firms have filed or issued alerts about class actions alleging securities law violations tied to prior disclosures (class period cited: June 12–Dec 16, 2025); deadlines to seek lead‑plaintiff status are being publicized, increasing headline risk and potential litigation costs. Bragar Eagel & Squire: Class Action Reminder
• Negative Sentiment: Financing and capex overhang — coverage highlights plans (reported in the market feed) to raise sizable capital to fund AI data‑center expansion (figures near $50B cited), plus heavy insider selling and rising credit‑market signals; investors are worried about dilution, elevated leverage and near‑term cash flow pressure. Oracle Stock Opinions on Q2 Earnings and AI Capex Plans
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure on AI/cloud margins — comparison pieces argue Microsoft/Azure currently show stronger scale and margin profiles in AI infrastructure, a factor that could pressure Oracle’s relative growth and valuation if OCI execution or software sales lag. Microsoft vs. Oracle: Which Cloud & AI Giant Has an Edge Right Now?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on ORCL. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $290.97.

Oracle Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $156.48 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $449.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.64. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $178.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $228.60. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the completion of 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.