Cantillon Capital Management LLC Sells 9,315 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Cantillon Capital Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 854,258 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 9,315 shares during the period. Cantillon Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $240,252,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ORCL. Myriad Asset Management US LP acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,908,000. Facet Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 2,063 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $580,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. now owns 14,479 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $332,000. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 496.1% during the third quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 330,840 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $93,045,000 after purchasing an additional 275,340 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Oracle from $360.00 to $260.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Bank of America reduced their target price on Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Three investment 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $303.51.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Government and company agreement to spin off TikTok’s U.S. operations puts Oracle in a privileged infrastructure role as a “Trusted Technology Partner,” giving Oracle a minority equity stake and likely exclusive cloud tenancy — a direct, high-volume revenue push for OCI. TikTok Strikes Deal To Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and coverage frame the TikTok transaction as an infrastructure/“landlord” play — Oracle’s ~15% stake and trusted?partner role effectively secures a large, non?cyclical tenant for its costly new AI data centers, validating CapEx and future revenue streams. Oracle’s TikTok Win Isn’t Social Media—It’s a Cloud Power Move
• Positive Sentiment: Regional adoption data (APAC / U.S.) shows enterprises increasing OCI uptake, supporting longer?term demand for Oracle’s cloud services beyond the TikTok opportunity. Asia Pacific Firms Accelerate Oracle Cloud Modernization
• Neutral Sentiment: Short?term market commentary notes ORCL’s outperformance on the day, reflecting investor positive reaction but not changing the underlying debate over capital allocation and leverage. Oracle (ORCL) Surpasses Market Returns: Some Facts Worth Knowing
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed/are soliciting lead plaintiffs for a class action tied to senior?note offerings and disclosures about debt used to fund AI/data center expansion, creating legal and reputational risk and heightening funding scrutiny. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Oracle Corporation Securities Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage reports waning investor appetite for debt tied to Oracle/OpenAI “Stargate” data?center projects (JPMorgan saw slower interest on a recent bond offering), which raises fundingcost and liquidity questions for large CapEx plans. Wall Street is losing its appetite for Oracle’s data center debt
• Negative Sentiment: Analyses flag heavy cash burn from building AI infrastructure even as Oracle continues big shareholder payouts; this tradeoff keeps some investors cautious on free?cash?flow and leverage despite strategic upside. Oracle’s Cash Is Vanishing — But Larry Ellison’s Dividend Check Still Clears Tomorrow

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $178.08 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $511.65 billion, a PE ratio of 33.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $199.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.90.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share 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 net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 111,588 shares of company stock worth $26,108,046. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by 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.