Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Acquires 2,945 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. raised its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 283,211 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,945 shares during the quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $55,198,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $82,000. Liberty Atlantic Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 156.0% in the fourth quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 114,742 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $22,364,000 after acquiring an additional 69,917 shares in the last quarter. Cresta Advisors Ltd. acquired a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 3,191 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $622,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle 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 owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle 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 $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. 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 currently owned by insiders.

Oracle Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $185.42 on Wednesday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The company has a market capitalization of $533.29 billion, a PE ratio of 33.29, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.55. The business has a 50 day moving average of $155.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $187.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

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 business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reported win of a classified AI contract with the U.S. Defense Department — investors see validation for Oracle’s government AI strategy and recurring, high‑value demand from a stable buyer. Oracle secures classified AI deal with US Defense Department
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reaffirmed an Outperform on ORCL with a $225 price target and called recent pullbacks “noise,” supporting the view that AI demand and cloud contracts will sustain growth. Analyst backing likely helped buying interest. Wedbush Brushes Off AI Concerns, Sticks With Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
• Positive Sentiment: Financing for Oracle’s Michigan data‑center buildout appears wrapped (a $16B funding package anchored by a large bond sale), reducing short‑term execution and funding uncertainty for the hyperscale build. That improves visibility on the company’s infrastructure push. Oracle (ORCL) Secures Financing for Data Center in Michigan
• Positive Sentiment: Construction partner Walbridge confirmed the massive Michigan campus build for Oracle/OpenAI, underlining demand and multi‑year capital deployment that could translate into long-term revenue for Oracle’s cloud and infrastructure services. Walbridge Is Building the Largest Project in Its 110-Year History — Right Here in Michigan
• Positive Sentiment: Project Jupiter — Oracle’s move to on‑site Bloom Energy fuel cells and a microgrid for its New Mexico campus — reduces long‑run power risk and signals innovation in data‑center operating cost strategy. Oracle Project Jupiter Puts AI Power Costs And Valuation In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: PR partnership: Oracle is supporting the Africa Clinical Research Network and launched a first trial — positive for ESG/healthcare positioning but immaterial to near‑term earnings. Oracle Supports Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN) to Advance a New Era of Clinical Research, Launches First Trial
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI’s reported missed targets and broader worries about the AI customer concentration have pressured sentiment — reminders that Oracle’s cloud narrative is partly tied to one large AI customer. What Oracle Investors Need to Know About OpenAI’s Struggles
• Negative Sentiment: Media pieces on layoffs and the “train your replacement” backlash highlight reputational and regulatory risks around mass tech workforce cuts tied to AI investments — a potential long‑term PR and political headwind. The Backlash to “Train Your Replacement” Begins
• Negative Sentiment: Third‑party supplier headlines (e.g., Super Micro legal and contract worries) have raised questions about supply‑chain and vendor execution related to AI hardware deployments; these are indirect but can feed short‑term uncertainty. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) Earnings Report: Key Issues Beyond The Numbers

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.