Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Parnassus Investments LLC

Parnassus Investments LLC lessened its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 13.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,400,432 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 383,043 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up approximately 1.6% of Parnassus Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Parnassus Investments LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $675,097,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth $34,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $275 price target, citing large multi‑year data‑center leases (reported as roughly $1.2B/month) and multicloud AI demand — a vote of confidence in Oracle’s backlog-to-revenue path. Evercore ISI Reaffirms Outperform on Oracle (ORCL)
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reported a Q3 EPS beat ($2.26 vs. $1.64 est.), revenue up ~14% y/y and a record backlog — signals that contract wins and capacity expansion could drive cloud revenue growth later in 2026. Here’s What Lifted Oracle (ORCL) in Q3
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat highlights Oracle as a second‑half growth play: cloud infrastructure momentum and backlog conversion could reaccelerate revenue later in 2026, supporting a consensus price target well above current levels. 3 Tech Stocks Positioned for the Next Leg of the Bull Market (ORCL)
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is part of the investor group in the ByteDance/TikTok U.S. JV — a strategic tie that could deliver longer‑term commercial or technology opportunities (brand/profile benefit). TikTok picked by FIFA as video content partner at 2026 World Cup
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts maintain a mix of ratings: the street consensus remains mildly positive (Moderate Buy), but price targets vary widely — signaling disagreement on timing of cloud revenue conversion. Oracle Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy”
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market pieces (e.g., inclusion in lists of tech names for the next bull leg) create thematic interest in ORCL as an AI/cloud infrastructure play rather than a pure software legacy stock. 74% of the $317B Portfolio… (Buffett/2026)
• Negative Sentiment: RBC cut its price target to $195 (from $250) — a nearer-term downgrade that highlights investor impatience around 2026 turning points and valuation risk while Oracle spends heavily on data centers. RBC Lowers Oracle PT to $195
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple analyst pieces flag Oracle’s debt‑funded, $50B+ capex plan and negative free cash flow as key risks — if contract rollouts or lease monetization slow, investor confidence could erode. Should You Hold Oracle Despite Debt-Fueled AI Data Center Bet? (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile skeptics (Jim Cramer) have publicly questioned Oracle’s business model and debt load, adding headline risk and fueling short‑term volatility. Jim Cramer on Oracle: “I’m Not Really Sure About Their Business Model”

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Rothschild Redb raised shares of Oracle to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Stephens increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $304.94.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’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 sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 126,588 shares of company stock valued at $33,155,596. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Oracle Trading Up 4.8%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $198.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $571.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.36, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day moving average of $208.40 and a 200-day moving average of $242.09.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.