Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Community Financial Services Group LLC

Community Financial Services Group LLC decreased its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 20.9% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 24,113 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,363 shares during the period. Community Financial Services Group LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,329,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth $1,911,930,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $625,454,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its position in Oracle by 19,391.0% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 2,826,195 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $550,854,000 after purchasing an additional 2,811,695 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 43.6% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 5,525,291 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,081,118,000 after purchasing an additional 1,676,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $186,175,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI-related selloff is being viewed by some investors as a potential buying opportunity. One analysis argues that the company’s cloud growth and large contracted backlog could support a long-term recovery after the stock’s steep decline. Oracle’s AI Selloff Is Creating a Rare Setup
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho reaffirmed a $320 price target and an Outperform rating, signaling substantial upside in the analyst’s view despite regulatory and infrastructure challenges. Oracle’s reported $664 billion remaining performance obligation also provides visibility into future revenue, although funding the required buildout remains important. Wall Street analyst updates Oracle stock price target
• Positive Sentiment: Vertex announced that its Oracle tax engine achieved Oracle Validated status and is available through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s marketplace, supporting Oracle’s partner ecosystem and enterprise-cloud adoption. Vertex Delivers Enhanced Value to Customers
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s push for expedited approval of a New Mexico natural-gas pipeline highlights both the scale of Project Jupiter and the risk that power availability or regulatory delays could slow its AI data-center expansion. Oracle urges FERC to expedite New Mexico gas pipeline
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that hot inflation and higher Treasury yields could raise Oracle’s financing costs and pressure its valuation. The broader AI trade was also weakened by CoreWeave’s sharply higher bond yields, raising questions about the ability of AI customers to fund expansion.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s aggressive AI infrastructure spending is pushing free cash flow negative, while reports of uncertainty around Project Jupiter approvals and a separate Oracle Health data-breach investigation add execution and legal risks. Will Rising Capex Weigh on Oracle’s Free Cash Flow Outlook?

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,762,956.90. This represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. Corporate insiders own 38.40% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $134.69 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $145.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $158.86. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $114.50 and a 1-year high of $322.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $407.28 billion, a PE ratio of 19.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.78.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The business’s revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Friday, September 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, September 25th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $241.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (up from $235.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $251.72.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.