Davis Selected Advisers Increases Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Davis Selected Advisers increased its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 18.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 79,416 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,364 shares during the quarter. Davis Selected Advisers’ holdings in Oracle were worth $15,480,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,516,000 after acquiring an additional 3,184 shares during the period. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $689,000. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. raised 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 worth $135,839,000 after acquiring an additional 184,996 shares during the period. Finally, Stonegate Investment Group LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 99,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $27,955,000 after acquiring an additional 3,065 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI reassurance lifted investor confidence that Oracle will remain a strategic AI partner, helping ORCL’s rally as investors price in continued cloud and AI demand. Here’s Why Oracle Stock Popped Higher Today
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle signed a ~ $1.65 billion, six‑year supply agreement with Australian modular data‑center maker Datapod, boosting visibility on infrastructure revenue and capacity to support AI cloud buildouts. Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Inks $1.65 billion Supply Agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness is supporting the stock — Wedbush reiterated an Outperform and Daniel Ives remains constructive (with a $225 target), and other coverage (Ives feature) highlights potential upside from Oracle’s AI positioning. Wedbush Reiterates Outperform on Oracle Why Dan Ives Is Betting on 35% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Partner ecosystem news (e.g., Bloom Energy supplying power for AI data centers) reinforces the infrastructure narrative that supports Oracle’s cloud and data‑center expansion. Bloom Energy May Be Solving AI’s Biggest Power Problem (ORCL)
• Neutral Sentiment: Several long‑form pieces argue Oracle’s pullback creates a buying opportunity and that its large backlog and AI strategy make it a solid long‑term pick — these shape sentiment but are speculative and longer‑horizon. Oracle’s Recent Pullback Creates a Compelling Entry Point Oracle: Why The Market Ignores A $553 Billion Backlog
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street warnings noted in coverage that Oracle is expected to burn significant cash before returning to positive cash flow, which keeps some investors cautious despite the AI narrative. Here’s Why Oracle Stock Popped Higher Today
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term price pressure and volatility persist — recent daily drops and year‑to‑date weakness have some traders viewing the move as a partial unwind from the earlier AI‑driven surge. Oracle (ORCL) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents 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. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Trading Up 6.6%

Shares of ORCL opened at $172.12 on Friday. 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 1 year low of $134.57 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $154.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $189.80. The firm has a market cap of $495.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.55.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $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. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on ORCL shares. Monness Crespi & Hardt restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $229.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.56.

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.