Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT Increases Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT lifted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 265,505 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,270 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for 1.1% of Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT’s holdings in Oracle were worth $74,671,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Swiss National Bank grew its stake in Oracle by 7.6% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,113,526,000 after purchasing an additional 360,000 shares in the last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. raised its position in Oracle by 626.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares in the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,201,000 after buying an additional 1,515 shares during the period. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 45.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 3,723 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $814,000 after buying an additional 1,161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.4% during the third quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,516,000 after buying an additional 3,184 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ORCL. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Oracle from $290.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.97.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $146.03 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $176.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $225.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $419.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.64. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 37.59%.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall‑Street commentary and analyst coverage remain cautiously constructive, noting Oracle is underperforming the sector but still has upside potential according to some analysts — this attention can support a rebound. Oracle Stock: Is ORCL Underperforming the Technology Sector?
• Positive Sentiment: Financial media and screeners show heightened investor interest in ORCL, which can attract short‑term inflows as traders hunt for value after recent weakness. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: Wider tech and software sector dynamics (e.g., earnings and macro sensitivity) are pressuring peer stocks; this context explains part of ORCL’s volatility but isn’t Oracle‑specific news. Workday Reports Earnings While Software Stocks Crumble
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech/crypto commentary highlights “oracle” security as a conceptual issue in DeFi (not Oracle Corp specific), which is noise for corporate fundamentals. DeFi Remains Central to Ethereum’s Vision, Says Vitalik Buterin
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or announced securities‑fraud class actions alleging misleading disclosures about AI infrastructure spending and related risks; lead‑plaintiff motions are due April 6, 2026 — this raises litigation, settlement and disclosure risk. ROSEN, A LEADING INVESTOR RIGHTS LAW FIRM, Encourages Oracle Corporation Investors to Secure Counsel Oracle Lawsuits Put AI Spending Risks And Disclosure In Spotlight
• Negative Sentiment: Reporting on the “Stargate” AI data‑center initiative prompted investor concern about execution and cost overruns, which triggered recent selling pressure. Oracle stock falls amid Stargate project concerns
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile critics (e.g., Michael Burry) and broader coverage about hyperscaler AI capex and debt raise the risk that investors will penalize heavy, debt‑financed AI spending — a potential headwind for margins and free‑cash‑flow expectations. Michael Burry Questions ‘When Will AI Data Center Spending End?’ How the AI debt binge shattered hyperscalers’ ‘unspoken contract’ with investors

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.