Landmark Wealth Management LLC Cuts Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Landmark Wealth Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 66.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,225 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 4,459 shares during the period. Landmark Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $434,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Xponance Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after purchasing an additional 7,320 shares in the last quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.2% during the third quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 99,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $27,955,000 after purchasing an additional 3,065 shares in the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. grew its stake in Oracle by 62.1% during the 3rd quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $135,839,000 after acquiring an additional 184,996 shares in the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,677,000. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $311,497,000 after acquiring an additional 246,243 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $189.81 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $161.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $183.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $545.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.08, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure strategy is drawing fresh attention after Zacks highlighted defense-related deals, new OCI AI services, and rapid cloud growth as potential drivers of future revenue. Oracle Solidifies AI Infrastructure Positioning: Will it Drive Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reiterated a bullish view, setting a $275 price target and arguing Oracle could rally further on undervalued AI exposure and expected 46%-50% cloud revenue growth. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Wedbush Predicts 47% Rally on AI Infrastructure Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive, with Dan Ives seeing about 40% upside despite debt concerns tied to Oracle’s AI buildout. Oracle’s AI Debt Fears Haven’t Stopped Dan Ives From Seeing 40% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced new business momentum with Ishan Technologies selecting Oracle Communications to modernize billing and digital service delivery, reinforcing demand for Oracle’s software and cloud stack. Ishan Technologies Boosts Service Agility and Customer Experiences with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also expanded its Samsung relationship, with Oracle Java helping power global semiconductor development and strengthening the company’s enterprise relevance. Oracle Java to Power Samsung Electronics’ Global Semiconductor Development
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle appointed healthcare executive Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic to its board, a governance update that is unlikely to move the stock on its own. Oracle Names Tomislav Mihaljevic, M.D., to the Board of Directors
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles noted Oracle’s recent pullback and rebound after a tech selloff, suggesting the stock is being driven by shifting risk appetite and AI enthusiasm rather than any single company-specific setback. Oracle stock is up 1.5% today: analysts see more upside ahead
• Negative Sentiment: Investors still face concern that Oracle’s aggressive AI spending will pressure margins and increase debt before the company reaches its ambitious 2027 targets. Oracle Solidifies AI Infrastructure Positioning: Will it Drive Growth?

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ORCL. Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 16th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.46.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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.