Gradient Investments LLC Sells 60,180 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Gradient Investments LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 85.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,942 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 60,180 shares during the quarter. Gradient Investments LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,938,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Oracle by 2.8% during 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 purchasing an additional 4,681,626 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $16,060,427,000 after purchasing an additional 1,252,723 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,555,961,000 after purchasing an additional 266,588 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,275,378,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Oracle by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,357,572,000 after buying an additional 98,693 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 60,000 shares of company stock valued at $11,326,800 in the last three months. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ORCL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. DA Davidson raised their price target on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.77.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Market tailwind: easing Middle East tensions and a temporary ceasefire drove a bounce in cloud names, cited as the main near-term reason Oracle shares rose today. This is the most direct driver of the intraday move. Why Is Oracle Trading Higher Monday?
• Positive Sentiment: Product & platform momentum: Oracle’s push in hospitality cloud (OPERA Cloud wins, Simphony upgrades) and a reported $553B backlog point to durable SaaS/cloud revenue growth ahead. That supports the company’s long-term SaaS transition thesis. Oracle Hospitality Push Highlights Cloud Expansion: What’s Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Developer & AI enablement: Oracle unveiled Java 26 with AI and cryptographic features, reinforcing its developer platform strategy and potential to capture AI-related demand — a positive for long-term cloud and middleware adoption. Oracle unveils Java 26 with AI and cryptographic functionality for developers
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst tone mixed: Mizuho called Oracle’s quarter “clean” and kept an Outperform rating but trimmed its price target from $400 to $320 — a reminder analysts see solid execution but are tempering near-term upside expectations. Oracle Delivered A “clean” Third Quarter, Says Mizuho
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary: coverage noting whether Oracle’s large backlog is a “gold mine or mirage” and pieces discussing AI market valuation dynamics add mixed sentiment but are not immediate catalysts. Oracle’s $553 Billion Backlog Is Either a Gold Mine or a Mirage
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk surge: multiple law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs in securities class actions covering the June 12–Dec 16, 2025 period and are urging investors to act — including an April 6 lead-plaintiff deadline — creating litigation overhang and potential liability exposure. ROSEN Encourages Oracle Investors to Secure Counsel
• Negative Sentiment: Debt/offering probe: the Schall Law Firm announced an investigation into Oracle’s senior notes offering (alleged misstatements/omissions tied to the shelf registration), adding a distinct regulatory/investigative risk beyond the equity class actions. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Join Fraud Investigation

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock opened at $154.26 on Tuesday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $443.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.70, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.66. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $160.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $214.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

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.