Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. Sells 16,574 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Peregrine Asset Advisers cut its Oracle stake by 71.2%, selling 16,574 shares and leaving 6,719 shares valued at about $1.31 million at quarter-end.
• Significant insider selling occurred recently — EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares (~$2.64M) and CEO Clayton Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares (~$1.55M) — and corporate insiders now hold about 40.9% of the stock.
• Oracle beat quarterly expectations (EPS $1.79 vs. $1.71; revenue $17.19B, up 21.7%), is gaining AI/cloud tailwinds including a ~$1.65B Datapod deal, and enjoys analyst bullishness with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target near $259.56.

Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 71.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,719 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 16,574 shares during the quarter. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc.'s holdings in Oracle were worth $1,310,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter worth $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% during the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter worth $35,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Corundum Trust Company INC bought a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI reassurance lifted investor confidence that Oracle will remain a strategic AI partner, helping ORCL’s rally as investors price in continued cloud and AI demand. Here's Why Oracle Stock Popped Higher Today
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle signed a ~ $1.65 billion, six‑year supply agreement with Australian modular data‑center maker Datapod, boosting visibility on infrastructure revenue and capacity to support AI cloud buildouts. Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Inks $1.65 billion Supply Agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness is supporting the stock — Wedbush reiterated an Outperform and Daniel Ives remains constructive (with a $225 target), and other coverage (Ives feature) highlights potential upside from Oracle’s AI positioning. Wedbush Reiterates Outperform on Oracle Why Dan Ives Is Betting on 35% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Partner ecosystem news (e.g., Bloom Energy supplying power for AI data centers) reinforces the infrastructure narrative that supports Oracle’s cloud and data‑center expansion. Bloom Energy May Be Solving AI’s Biggest Power Problem (ORCL)
• Neutral Sentiment: Several long‑form pieces argue Oracle’s pullback creates a buying opportunity and that its large backlog and AI strategy make it a solid long‑term pick — these shape sentiment but are speculative and longer‑horizon. Oracle’s Recent Pullback Creates a Compelling Entry Point Oracle: Why The Market Ignores A $553 Billion Backlog
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street warnings noted in coverage that Oracle is expected to burn significant cash before returning to positive cash flow, which keeps some investors cautious despite the AI narrative. Here's Why Oracle Stock Popped Higher Today
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term price pressure and volatility persist — recent daily drops and year‑to‑date weakness have some traders viewing the move as a partial unwind from the earlier AI‑driven surge. Oracle (ORCL) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $229.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Three 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 given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $259.56.

Oracle Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $172.12 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $134.57 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The business's fifty day moving average price is $154.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $188.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $495.02 billion, a PE ratio of 30.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.55.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company's 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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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