Oracle Corporation $ORCL Stake Increased by Twin Capital Management Inc.

Twin Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 9.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,745 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,208 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 0.9% of Twin Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Twin Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $6,967,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in Oracle by 1.2% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 23,310,827 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,555,961,000 after purchasing an additional 266,588 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Oracle by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,938,457 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,357,572,000 after purchasing an additional 98,693 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in Oracle by 3.4% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,696,752 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,289,595,000 after purchasing an additional 381,572 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Oracle by 16.6% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,303,992 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,897,895,000 after purchasing an additional 1,464,826 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Arete Research set a $255.00 price target on shares of Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.46.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s fiscal Q3 2026 results showed its best growth in years, reinforcing the idea that the company is successfully shifting into a scaled AI infrastructure and cloud provider. Oracle’s (ORCL) Q3 Showed the Best Growth in Years. The Market Still Wasn’t Impressed
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was highlighted for its AI cloud momentum, including plans to deploy hundreds of thousands of Nvidia Vera CPUs to support large-scale AI workloads, which could expand enterprise cloud demand. Oracle Bets On Nvidia Vera CPUs To Power Next Wave Of AI
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports argued that Oracle’s valuation may look attractive after its pullback from highs, with some analysts saying the market is underestimating its AI infrastructure upside. Is This AI Stock a Buy at 24 Times Earnings — or a Value Trap in Disguise?
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary also noted that Oracle remains a complex story because its AI buildout is costly, and investors are still waiting to see whether spending translates into durable free cash flow and higher earnings. Great News: Oracle Stock Could Be One of the Most Underrated AI Infrastructure Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s partnership and ecosystem news, including related Oracle-partner activity and Java migration coverage, underscores continued relevance in enterprise software but is not as directly stock-moving as the AI cloud updates. Azul Releases Updated OpenJDK Migration for Dummies Guide as Oracle Java Migration Accelerates
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the improving growth profile, some market commentary says Oracle’s stock may be lagging because investors remain cautious about the cost of AI spending and whether the payoff will arrive fast enough. Oracle’s (ORCL) Q3 Showed the Best Growth in Years. The Market Still Wasn’t Impressed

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock opened at $187.90 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $540.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.73, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $164.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.42. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.