Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.

Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. lowered its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 54.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 19,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 22,640 shares during the quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,742,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 290.9% in the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Collier Financial acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: 24/7 Wall St. reiterated a bullish view on Oracle (ORCL), setting a 12-month price target of about $245 and pointing to strong backlog growth and accelerating cloud infrastructure economics as key upside drivers.
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush said Oracle is building a durable position for the next phase of the AI cycle, suggesting the market may be underestimating its role in future AI demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage focused on Oracle’s “AI heavyweight” status as investors increasingly view its legacy software base, cloud expansion, and AI infrastructure exposure as a major advantage. Oracle Went From Tech Dinosaur to AI Heavyweight
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also drew attention for expanding its agentic AI push through U.S. defense partnerships, reinforcing the idea that its AI platform is gaining traction in high-value government and enterprise use cases. Oracle Expands Its Agentic AI Push Through U.S. Defense Partnerships
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle added Cleveland Clinic CEO Tomislav Mihaljevic to its board, which may support its healthcare strategy but is unlikely to be an immediate stock-moving catalyst. Oracle adds Cleveland Clinic CEO to board of directors

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $193.13 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $555.44 billion, a PE ratio of 34.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.55. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $162.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.92.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle 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 transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. Bank of America started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. Arete Research set a $255.00 price target on Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $254.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 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, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.46.

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.