Townsquare Capital LLC Sells 31,216 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Townsquare Capital LLC cut its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 57.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,393 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 31,216 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for about 1.0% of Townsquare Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Townsquare Capital LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $6,579,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced a new Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform to unify huge real?world health datasets and generative AI analytics — a product win that can drive enterprise AI revenue in healthcare. Oracle Life Sciences AI Data Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s OPERA Cloud was approved by IHG Hotels & Resorts as an approved property?management provider — a commercial win that supports recurring cloud revenue and cross?sell in hospitality. IHG OPERA Cloud approval
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/features pieces argue Oracle has AI infrastructure advantages (cost and HPC niches) and remains on analysts’ lists for upside — a reminder the sell?off has left potential valuation upside if AI demand normalizes. The AI Infrastructure Stock That’s Stealing Market Share in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes ORCL is retreating alongside mixed broader market cues — situational selling rather than company?specific news in some sessions. Shares Retreat While S&P 500 Digests Mixed Cues
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage notes Oracle unveiled an AI analytics platform for life sciences even as shares trended lower — product momentum exists but hasn’t halted the broader sell?off. Oracle Stock Is Trending
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report ORCL has fallen more than 50% from last year’s peak as investors dump AI names and fret over Oracle’s OpenAI ties — the share collapse is the primary driver of negative sentiment. Oracle Stock Drops by More Than Half Amid AI Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary explains Thursday’s slump was driven by a broader AI sell?off and investor concern, not just Oracle fundamentals — accelerating downside momentum. Why Oracle Stock Slumped on Thursday
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/investor?action notices: Girard Sharp and Pomerantz both issued investigation alerts related to losses tied to Oracle’s 2025 AI buildout deals and other claims — potential litigation risk/settlement exposure. Girard Sharp Investigation Notice Pomerantz Investor Alert
• Negative Sentiment: Operational noise: Oracle reported a data?center outage that impacted some U.S. TikTok users — operational incidents can weigh on near?term confidence. Data Center Outage
• Negative Sentiment: Context/market narrative: features on Buffett’s move (saying it cost Berkshire billions) and pieces questioning whether ORCL can recover have amplified negative sentiment and press coverage. Buffett Broke Investing Rule

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Barclays set a $310.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $260.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.46.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 144,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. This trade represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $168.98 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $485.50 billion, a PE ratio of 31.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $194.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $237.87. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

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.