OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd Boosts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 118.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 166,253 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 90,108 shares during the quarter. Oracle makes up approximately 0.9% of OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd’s holdings in Oracle were worth $32,458,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after acquiring an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,288,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after acquiring an additional 8,530 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $181.28 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $521.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.54, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.60. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $152.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $194.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $123.39 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The firm’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched a new suite of agentic AI applications that analysts say extend its cloud/AI moat and support long‑term revenue growth. As Oracle Launches New Agentic AI Tools, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold ORCL Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Third‑party AI customers are moving workloads to Oracle Cloud (example: Veritone selected Oracle as preferred cloud), signaling commercial traction for OCI and recurring revenue upside. Why Veritone Inc (VERI) Is Moving Its AI Services to Oracle Cloud
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are highlighting Oracle’s accelerating cloud growth and an outsized services/backlog (~$550B cited), which supports more optimistic forward earnings/cash‑flow expectations and helped attract a big value fund buyer. Oracle vs. ServiceNow: Which Cloud Software Stock Has an Edge Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Street coverage and buy signals (including a large value fund adding to ORCL) have reinforced the rebound narrative and liquidity into the name. A Legendary Value Fund Just Bet Big on Oracle — The Signal Is Hard to Ignore
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle named Hilary Maxson as CFO to oversee capital allocation for its AI infrastructure push — experienced hire, but her decisions (capex vs. returns) will determine near‑term margin and cash‑flow dynamics. Oracle Taps Hilary Maxson As CFO To Steer AI Infrastructure Push
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle Health achieved CMS “Aligned Network” status — a steady revenue/contract win but unlikely to move the stock materially by itself. Oracle Health Demonstrates Interoperability Leadership, Achieves CMS Aligned Network Status
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of large‑scale layoffs and stories about algorithmic selection of roles have raised governance and execution concerns; such headlines can create reputational risk and pressure multiples. Oracle’s new CFO got $26M in stock after layoffs
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: an EVP executed a Rule 10b5‑1 sale of 15,000 shares (disclosed SEC filing), which some investors view negatively despite plan protections/typical insider liquidity needs. SEC Form 4 – Stuart Levey sale
• Negative Sentiment: Broader macro/geopolitical volatility and sectorwide tech layoffs are pressuring risk appetite and could cap near‑term upside even as company fundamentals improve. Why Is Oracle Stock Trading Lower Monday?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citizens Jmp lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.71.

Oracle 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.