Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by CCM Investment Advisers LLC

CCM Investment Advisers LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 21.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 38,998 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 10,759 shares during the period. CCM Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $7,601,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth $4,275,378,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 2,062.4% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after acquiring an additional 8,800,546 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 2.8% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $47,518,451,000 after acquiring an additional 4,681,626 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 333.7% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,473,137,000 after acquiring an additional 4,030,382 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 42.1% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,839,166 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,932,507,000 after acquiring an additional 2,619,722 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $145.85 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The company has a market cap of $419.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.66. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $158.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $213.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA reinstated coverage on ORCL with a Buy and a $200 price target, citing a large backlog and AI/cloud upside — a major Wall Street vote of confidence that could support upside if execution continues. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle rolled out Fusion Agentic Applications, expanded AI Agent Studio and announced AI Database agentic features — product launches designed to embed AI agents into core enterprise apps and databases, strengthening Oracle’s enterprise AI value proposition and recurring cloud revenue potential. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s executive profile rose after Executive Chairman/CTO Larry Ellison was named to a new presidential tech advisory council — increased policy access and visibility on AI strategy can be a long‑term positive for enterprise vendors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and research pieces highlight Oracle’s multicloud/database strategy and recent technical breakouts — these note strong revenue visibility but also call out leverage and franchise risk; useful context for investors but mixed on timing. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: A torrent of law firms has issued investor alerts and class‑action notices tied to alleged misstatements about AI/data‑center capabilities (class period June 12–Dec 16, 2025) with an April 6 lead‑plaintiff deadline — this legal overhang increases uncertainty, potential costs and headline risk. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg/Reuters reported Microsoft will rent a Texas data center that had been developed for Oracle and OpenAI — a sign the original project may not produce the partner/cloud win investors hoped for and a potential near‑term revenue/PR negative. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, March 13th. Monness Crespi & Hardt reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Melius Research set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Three 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $262.91.

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.