GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC Purchases 11,924 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 375.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,103 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,924 shares during the period. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,248,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 130.0% during the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the third quarter worth about $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s 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 owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 62,223 shares of company stock worth $12,136,764. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL opened at $172.89 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $496.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.50, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a fifty day moving average of $195.63 and a 200 day moving average of $238.35. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The business’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.59%.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI/infrastructure strength — Coverage noting Oracle is gaining AI infrastructure share thanks to a high?performance computing niche and cost advantages, supporting the longer?term cloud/AI thesis. The AI Infrastructure Stock That’s Stealing Market Share in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: CapEx push for AI — Analysts highlight Oracle’s plan to ramp cloud CapEx toward ~$50B to build GPU?rich data centers, a deliberate bet to accelerate AI?driven revenue growth starting fiscal 2027. This supports growth expectations but raises funding questions. The Zacks Analyst Blog: Oracle’s, Amazon and Alphabet
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks research context — Oracle appears among analysts’ AI/cloud-related research picks, but it competes with other large AI beneficiaries (e.g., Broadcom). This is background positioning rather than a near?term catalyst. The Zacks Analyst Blog Broadcom, Oracle, Mastercard, Geospace and Gencor
• Neutral Sentiment: Crypto/oracle mention — Coverage of blockchain thought leader Vitalik Buterin references an “oracle manipulation” incident (in crypto contexts), which is not directly the company’s cloud business but could cause temporary headlines or confusion. Vitalik Buterin: Crypto Must Build Real Value or Face “Doomsday Script” of Pure Speculation
• Negative Sentiment: Data?center outage — A weather?related power outage at an Oracle data center disrupted TikTok services in the U.S., drawing operational scrutiny at a sensitive moment for Oracle’s cloud and strategic partnerships. Oracle says outage at data center causes issues faced by US TikTok users
• Negative Sentiment: Credit?market stress — Credit default swaps tied to Oracle’s debt have surged to multi?year highs, signaling investor concern about the company’s rising leverage as it funds large AI/capex plans. That can increase financing costs and pressure sentiment. Chamath Palihapitiya’s Nervous ‘Gulp’ A Sign Of Things To Come? Oracle’s Credit Default Swaps Surge Past COVID-19 Levels
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst cut — At least one analyst recently slashed their price target on ORCL by more than 30%, contributing to downward pressure on the stock. Why 1 Analyst Just Slashed Their Price Target on Oracle Stock by More than 30%
• Negative Sentiment: Legal exposure — Multiple investor law firms have announced investigations and class actions relating to Oracle’s senior?note offering and disclosures, creating potential legal and reputational risk. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Lawsuit Pomerantz Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction recap — A Zacks note summarizing the trading moves explains why ORCL sold off more than the broader market, reflecting the combination of the above operational, credit and legal headlines. Here’s Why Oracle (ORCL) Fell More Than Broader Market

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ORCL. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $260.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given 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 price target of $300.46.

About Oracle

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.