TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 18.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 345,180 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 76,829 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $67,289,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 189.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the period. United Bank increased its position in shares of Oracle by 6.8% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Oracle by 19.2% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,556,000 after purchasing an additional 8,530 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Citizens Jmp decreased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.71.
Key Stories Impacting Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Expanded multicloud deal with AWS gives customers private, high‑speed connectivity between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and AWS — seen as a major commercial win that directly supports Oracle’s AI/cloud growth thesis. Oracle and AWS Collaborate to Expand Multicloud Networking
- Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: multiple outlets report the AWS news and strong cloud metrics drove a sprint in the stock (one article links cloud revenue of $8.9B, +44% YoY) and large intraday gains as investors rotate into AI infrastructure plays. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Surges Almost 20% Following AWS Partnership and Cloud Growth
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded its energy supply pact with Bloom Energy to support data‑center power for AI builds (up to 2.8 GW) — reduces supply risk and supports a faster, greener data‑center scale‑out. Bloom Energy Just Partnered With Oracle. Does That Make the Fuel Cell Energy Stock a Buy Here?
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst/market pieces are touting Oracle as a safer way to play AI infrastructure compared with high‑flyers, adding conviction for investors wanting AI exposure with enterprise recurring revenue. 3 Reasons to Buy Oracle Stock as the AI Trade Gets Riskier
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech rally and momentum headlines — CNBC, Investopedia and others note Oracle is catching a sector‑wide rebound that’s boosting many previously beaten‑down software names; this helps momentum but is macro‑driven. AMD, Oracle, Microsoft and the IGV lead a monster week for tech stocks
- Neutral Sentiment: Market momentum: coverage notes consecutive positive closes and a >30% weekly jump — positive for sentiment but increases volatility/short‑term profit‑taking risk. Oracle’s Most Explosive Stock Run Of The Century — What Changed Overnight?
- Negative Sentiment: Structural risks flagged by several outlets: very large debt load (reports cite >$120B), revenue concentration and a valuation that assumes near‑perfect execution — warnings that the rally may be fragile and unsuitable for conservative investors. Oracle’s Week of Big Gains Masks a Huge Red Flag: Why Conservative Investors Should Look Elsewhere
Oracle Stock Performance
NYSE ORCL opened at $175.08 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $152.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $195.79. The stock has a market cap of $503.54 billion, a PE ratio of 31.43, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.60. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $121.24 and a fifty-two 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 – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm 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 company’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, 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 SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
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.
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