Rakuten Securities Inc. Buys 12,278 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 555.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 14,487 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 12,278 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for approximately 1.5% of Rakuten Securities Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Rakuten Securities Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,074,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Swiss National Bank grew its holdings in Oracle by 7.6% during the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,113,526,000 after purchasing an additional 360,000 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 626.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,245,000 after buying an additional 9,948 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,817 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $835,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares during the period. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,201,000 after acquiring an additional 1,515 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cascade Investment Group Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $239,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Barclays set a $310.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.50.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 126,588 shares of company stock worth $33,155,596 in the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market pieces highlight Oracle as a leading cross?cloud / AI infrastructure play and argue long?term upside driven by AI backlog and hyperscaler wins. 5 AI Stocks Positioned to Win, No Matter What
• Positive Sentiment: Some broker/analyst coverage calls ORCL undervalued after the sell?off, citing double?digit upside targets and a bullish thesis on core software + cloud recovery. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Top Analyst Sees 48% Upside After Recent Sell-Off
• Positive Sentiment: Investment write?ups note catalysts (TikTok deal, RPO/backlog, and reduced pessimism about debt/OpenAI exposure) that could sustain a rebound. 2 Big Reasons Why Oracle Stock Can Climb Higher in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Observers point to Meta and other hyperscaler interest (e.g., Meta Compute) as validating Oracle’s backlog but note execution/timing risks tied to large AI projects. Oracle: Meta Compute Reaffirms Bullish Thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparative pieces and broader coverage increase attention to ORCL but do not change the immediate risk profile; they may help liquidity and longer?term interest. Financial Review: Global Interactive Technologies (NASDAQ:GITS) versus Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)
• Negative Sentiment: Bondholders filed lawsuits alleging Oracle misled investors about the need to sell significant additional debt to fund its AI buildout tied to an $18B note/bond offering—this is the main near?term legal overhang. Oracle sued by bondholders over losses tied to AI buildout
• Negative Sentiment: Additional coverage of the proposed class action and claims that offering documents were misleading amplifies litigation risk and could pressure credit spreads and investor sentiment. Lawsuit Alleges Oracle Made Misleading Statements Around Debt Sale for AI Infrastructure
• Negative Sentiment: Law firms (Schall) are soliciting investors to join fraud investigations, which keeps headlines active and raises the chance of further legal action or settlements. ORCL Investors Have Opportunity to Join Oracle Corporation Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm
• Negative Sentiment: High?profile investor Michael Burry publicly disclosed a bet against Oracle, drawing attention and likely accelerating short?term selling pressure and volatility. ‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Bets Against Oracle—Here’s His Advice

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $193.53 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $205.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $241.86. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $556.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.Oracle’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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 given 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 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

About Oracle

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.