Jennison Associates LLC Purchases 8,800,546 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 2,062.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,800,546 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises about 1.5% of Jennison Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Jennison Associates LLC owned approximately 0.32% of Oracle worth $2,595,072,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 3.1% in the third quarter. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC now owns 10,172 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,859,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at $204,000. Rossmore Private Capital boosted its stake in Oracle by 5.5% during the third quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 9,653 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,715,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 4.5% in the third quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 129,398 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $36,392,000 after purchasing an additional 5,553 shares during the period. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its stake in Oracle by 11.8% in the third quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 420,448 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $118,247,000 after purchasing an additional 44,345 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle secured a ~15% stake and “Trusted Technology Partner” role in the newly spun?off U.S. TikTok joint venture, which effectively locks TikTok as a large, long?term tenant for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and helps justify Oracle’s big data?center buildouts. This deal is being framed as an infrastructure revenue win rather than a consumer pivot. Oracle’s TikTok Win Isn’t Social Media—It’s a Cloud Power Move
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity shows sizable bullish bets (whale positions) in Oracle, signaling some traders expect upside or are using derivatives for directional/speculative exposure — this can amplify moves but is not fundamental. This Is What Whales Are Betting On Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms (Rosen, others) have publicized or filed class actions tied to Oracle’s senior?note offerings and disclosures about debt used to fund AI/data?center projects — this litigation creates headline risk and could pressure the stock if claims advance. ROSEN, TOP-RANKED INVESTOR RIGHTS COUNSEL, Encourages Oracle Corporation Investors to Secure Counsel in Securities Class Action – ORCL
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley flagged that Oracle’s aggressive AI?infrastructure buildout could create downside risk to EPS targets if spending and revenue cadence diverge from analyst expectations — a reminder that capital intensity and execution timing matter for near?term earnings. Morgan Stanley finds Oracle’s AI infrastructure buildout creates risk for EPS targets
• Negative Sentiment: High?profile short/skeptical investors (reported Michael Burry position) and reports that Wall Street showed diminished appetite for some Stargate?related debt deals have amplified concerns about Oracle’s funding model and liquidity, adding selling pressure. Michael Burry Bets Against Oracle — Should You Sell ORCL Stock Now? • Wall Street is losing its appetite for Oracle’s data center debt

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total transaction of $1,925,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. This trade represents a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 111,588 shares of company stock worth $26,108,046 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. Barclays set a $310.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Scotiabank cut their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $260.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $355.00 to $270.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $300.46.

Oracle Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $177.12 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $198.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $239.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market cap of $508.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.65.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during 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%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

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.