Oracle Corporation $ORCL is Vista Investment Partners II LLC’s 8th Largest Position

Vista Investment Partners II LLC trimmed its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 16.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,671 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,435 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises approximately 2.3% of Vista Investment Partners II LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Vista Investment Partners II LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,970,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% in 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 during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after buying an additional 768 shares during the period. CX Institutional increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 16,862 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,687,000 after buying an additional 748 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 34.8% during the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 46,756 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $10,222,000 after buying an additional 12,070 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 116,588 shares of company stock worth $27,511,146 over the last three months. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts cite accelerating cloud revenue, AI adoption and data-center expansion as drivers for upgraded support and investor interest. This commentary reinforces the growth narrative behind Oracle’s recent outperformance. Oracle (ORCL) Gains Analyst Support with Cloud Growth, AI Adoption, and Data Center Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish write-ups highlight the long-term AI/cloud transition and strong backlog as a thesis for further multiple expansion and revenue acceleration, supporting investor optimism. Oracle Corporation (ORCL): A Bull Case Theory
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s upcoming quarterly dividend payment (Jan. 23) provides near-term cash return to shareholders, a supportive signal for income-focused investors. Oracle to pay dividends on January 23; Here’s how much 100 ORCL shares will earn
• Neutral Sentiment: Long-term performance pieces (retrospectives on 5?year returns) keep attention on ORCL as a compounding business, supporting sentiment but not changing fundamentals. If You Invested $100 In Oracle Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons among OpenAI partners (Microsoft vs. Oracle) and broader market takes keep ORCL in focus; useful for narrative but mixed in impact. Microsoft vs. Oracle: Which OpenAI Partner Is a Better Buy for 2026?
• Negative Sentiment: Bondholders filed a lawsuit tied to AI-related debt and alleged losses, which has pressured the stock and raises legal/financial risk around Oracle’s debt-funded AI investments. Bondholders Are Suing Oracle for Its AI Losses
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: an Oracle EVP disclosed a roughly $6.8M sale, a headline that can weigh on sentiment even if the sale is routine. Insider Selling: Oracle EVP Sells $6,821,150.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Critical takes warn of an AI valuation bubble and elevated multiples; some analysts argue ORCL may be a value trap if AI revenues don’t scale as expected — increasing downside risk if growth disappoints. Oracle: Sell Before The AI Bubble Bursts
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation scrutiny: debt-funded AI spending and the OpenAI cloud deal have drawn questions about leverage and long-term returns, which could press multiples if investors reprice risk. Oracle (ORCL) Valuation Check As Debt Funded AI Push And OpenAI Cloud Deal Draw Scrutiny

Oracle Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of NYSE ORCL traded down $8.00 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $183.09. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,790,086 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,572,254. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $526.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.65. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $202.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $241.21. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on ORCL. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $380.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, January 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $305.50.

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.