Independent Advisor Alliance Sells 3,397 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Independent Advisor Alliance trimmed its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 4.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 70,089 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,397 shares during the quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance’s holdings in Oracle were worth $13,661,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.2% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,555,961,000 after buying an additional 266,588 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.8% in the third 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 last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.4% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,696,752 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,289,595,000 after buying an additional 381,572 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 16.6% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,303,992 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,897,895,000 after buying an additional 1,464,826 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $186.81 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $537.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.55. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $160.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $184.10. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.Oracle’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on ORCL. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Wedbush began coverage on Oracle in a report on Friday, April 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $225.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings cut Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Melius Research set a $160.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.11.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle deepened its AI and enterprise software footprint through an integration with Eightfold AI, embedding agentic interview tools into Oracle Fusion Cloud Recruiting and expanding its AI-enabled HR workflow offering. Oracle Deepens AI HR Workflows With Eightfold Integration And Valuation Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced that its Java SE Universal Subscription will help Samsung Electronics standardize global semiconductor development, simplify IT operations, and strengthen security, highlighting a meaningful enterprise relationship. Oracle Java to Power Samsung Electronics’ Global Semiconductor Development
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also expanded its Samsung partnership to support semiconductor engineering with proactive patching and technical assistance, reinforcing confidence in recurring software demand. Oracle Expands Samsung Partnership To Boost Java Security
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts/commentary pieces said Oracle still has upside potential, with one Oppenheimer note pointing to possible fiscal Q4 upside from restructuring and infrastructure spending. Oracle Could See Fiscal Q4 Upside From Restructuring, Strong Tech Infrastructure Spending, Oppenheimer Says
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle appointed Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic to its board and expanded the board to 13 members, a governance update that is unlikely to move the stock materially but signals continued leadership refresh. Oracle Names Tomislav Mihaljevic, M.D., to the Board of Directors
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle has also been featured in bullish stock-pick and “bounced back” articles, reflecting improving sentiment after strong quarterly results rather than a specific new catalyst. Shifting Sentiment: These Stocks Have Bounced Back Big
• Negative Sentiment: After a sharp AI-driven run, Oracle paused and traded lower in the latest sessions as investors took profits and questioned whether the rally had moved too far too fast. Oracle finally pauses after sharp AI fueled rally
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary cautioned that Oracle may be a “sell in May” candidate, adding to short-term pressure despite longer-term AI optimism. Sell in May and Go Away—Starting With These 3 Stocks

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.