New York Life Investment Management LLC Boosts Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 231,074 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,162 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $45,039,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Xponance Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 7,320 shares during the period. Stonegate Investment Group LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 3.2% in the third quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 99,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $27,955,000 after purchasing an additional 3,065 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. increased its stake in Oracle by 62.1% in the third quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $135,839,000 after purchasing an additional 184,996 shares during the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $1,677,000. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 28.6% during the third quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $311,497,000 after buying an additional 246,243 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.46.

Insider Activity at Oracle

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

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush and other analysts reiterated a bullish view on Oracle, with fresh price targets above current levels and commentary that the market may be underestimating Oracle’s role in the next phase of AI infrastructure demand. Oracle’s AI Infrastructure Bet Gains Support
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is being highlighted for expanding its agentic AI push through U.S. defense partnerships, reinforcing the company’s AI relevance in mission-critical government and national security workloads. Oracle (ORCL) Expands Its Agentic AI Push Through U.S. Defense Partnerships
• Positive Sentiment: Social-media and trading chatter turned bullish after President Trump’s Q1 2026 disclosure showed a multimillion-dollar Oracle position, which investors read as an endorsement of Oracle’s cloud and AI infrastructure story. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Trump’s Q1 2026 Trades Disclosure
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s latest board addition, Cleveland Clinic CEO Tomislav Mihaljevic, signals continued emphasis on healthcare growth and could strengthen Oracle’s push deeper into healthcare IT. Oracle adds Cleveland Clinic CEO to board of directors
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle continues to win large government and enterprise contracts, and recent data showed more than $1.3 billion in award payments over the last year, supporting the long-term revenue base but not changing the near-term story by itself. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Trump’s Q1 2026 Trades Disclosure
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider and congressional trading disclosures showed mixed signals, with insiders selling shares and lawmakers mostly selling as well, which may temper enthusiasm but is not the main driver today. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Opinions on Trump’s Q1 2026 Trades Disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors remain cautious about Oracle’s heavy spending on AI infrastructure and the company’s elevated leverage, raising questions about how quickly the AI push will convert into earnings. Oracle Solidifies AI Infrastructure Positioning: Will it Drive Growth?

Oracle Trading Up 3.0%

NYSE ORCL opened at $195.48 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $162.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $562.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.55.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter 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, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

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.