Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas lessened its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 52.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 46,111 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 50,179 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas’ holdings in Oracle were worth $9,017,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. now owns 3,943 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.0% in the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,543 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $434,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Everest Management Corp. lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.9% in the third quarter. Everest Management Corp. now owns 5,265 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,481,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.5% in the third quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,708,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.0% in the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle shares are surging after Nvidia’s latest push into agentic AI sparked optimism that Oracle will benefit from stronger demand for AI infrastructure and cloud-related spending. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Continues to Rally on Nvidia’s Agentic AI Push
• Positive Sentiment: Technical traders are bullish after Oracle broke above its 200-day moving average, which can signal a longer-term trend reversal and attract momentum buyers. Oracle (ORCL) Recently Broke Out Above the 200-Day Moving Average
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle also announced that fiscal Q4 2026 earnings will be released on June 10, keeping attention on the company ahead of the report and reinforcing expectations around its AI and cloud growth story. Oracle Sets the Date for its Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary suggests Oracle is being viewed as an AI “shopping bag” stock by prominent analysts, which supports the bullish narrative but does not add a direct new fundamental catalyst. NVDA, AMD, MU, MSFT, ORCL: Dan Ives Lists Stocks In His Shopping Bag Amid Ongoing Memory Supercycle
• Neutral Sentiment: Some articles are simply asking what is driving the move or discussing valuation and broker sentiment, reflecting the stock’s sharp rebound rather than introducing new company-specific news. Oracle Sets the Date for its Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Announcement
• Negative Sentiment: A shareholder litigation firm is investigating whether Oracle’s disclosures about AI infrastructure spending, capex, debt, and free cash flow were misleading, which could weigh on sentiment if the lawsuit narrative gains traction. Kuehn Law Encourages Investors of Oracle Corporation to Contact Law Firm

Oracle Trading Up 9.6%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $247.45 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $711.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $172.65 and its 200-day moving average is $177.99. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $229.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, March 13th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $254.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.46.

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.