Meitav Investment House Ltd. Sells 5,573 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Meitav Investment House Ltd. decreased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 1.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 449,961 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 5,573 shares during the period. Oracle comprises 1.7% of Meitav Investment House Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Meitav Investment House Ltd.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $126,323,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Compass Ion Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 121.8% during the third quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 4,174 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,174,000 after purchasing an additional 2,292 shares in the last quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.3% during the third quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,571 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,848,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System lifted its position in Oracle by 2.7% during the third quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 82,481 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $23,197,000 after purchasing an additional 2,149 shares during the period. Financial Management Network Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 78.7% in the third quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. now owns 2,464 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $719,000 after purchasing an additional 1,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Occidental Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 14.5% in the third quarter. Occidental Asset Management LLC now owns 6,531 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,837,000 after purchasing an additional 829 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $191.27 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $549.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.95, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.65. The company’s 50 day moving average is $203.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $241.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 161,588 shares of company stock valued at $39,976,746 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported RPO (remaining performance obligations) surge gives multi-year revenue visibility and supports the company’s AI/cloud revenue outlook, bolstering the long-term growth case. RPO expansion article
• Neutral Sentiment: EVP Douglas Kehring sold 35,000 shares (~$6.8M) at about $194.89; while large insider sales can raise questions, the filing shows he still holds shares—context matters (planned diversification vs. signal). SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple lawsuits and investor notices have emerged alleging losses tied to Oracle’s AI buildout and bond issuance; class-action and bondholder suits increase legal risk and could pressure sentiment and costs. Bondholder suit
• Negative Sentiment: Debt-market concerns: analysts and reports flag large planned debt raises to fund AI/hyperscale expansion, and bond-market stress has been reported — this raises refinancing and credit-risk questions for investors. Debt risk article
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile short activity and activist/hedge attention: reports note Michael Burry has taken a bearish position, which can amplify downside pressure and volatility. Burry short article
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/headquarters execution concerns: reports say Oracle is struggling to staff its new Nashville “world HQ,” which fuels investor concern around execution and the company’s ability to scale operations. HQ hiring troubles
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive context: AWS is reaccelerating and pulling ahead in scale and AI infrastructure, a reminder investors should weigh ORCL’s execution vs. larger cloud peers. Cloud comparison

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Oracle from $250.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. KeyCorp dropped their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.50.

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.