SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Sells 4,865 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• SBI Securities trimmed its position in Oracle by 18.8%, selling 4,865 shares and retaining 20,983 shares valued at about $4.09 million.
• Oracle beat quarterly estimates with $1.79 EPS (vs. $1.71 expected) and revenue of $17.19 billion (+21.7% YoY), and set Q4 2026 guidance of $1.96–$2.00 EPS.
• Corporate developments include a reported classified AI contract with the U.S. Defense Department and secured financing for a Michigan data‑center buildout, supporting its cloud/AI strategy despite mixed sentiment from OpenAI concerns, layoffs coverage, and supplier headlines.

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 18.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 20,983 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 4,865 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Oracle were worth $4,090,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $82,000. Liberty Atlantic Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $209,000. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 156.0% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its position in Oracle by 12.8% during the 4th quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 3,191 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $622,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $185.42 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $155.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $187.37. Oracle Corporation has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a market cap of $533.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.29, a PEG ratio of 1.72 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 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The business's revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.

Key Oracle News

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

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ORCL. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $254.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $259.56.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.

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.

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