Telligent Fund LP Sells 3,000 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Key Points

• Telligent Fund LP reduced its Oracle stake by 16.7% in the fourth quarter, selling 3,000 shares and leaving it with 15,000 shares worth about $2.924 million.
• Several other institutional investors increased their Oracle holdings, and institutions now own 42.44% of the company’s stock, signaling continued strong interest from hedge funds and asset managers.
• Oracle recently beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, with revenue up 21.7% year over year, while analysts currently rate the stock a Moderate Buy with an average target price of $261.46.

Telligent Fund LP cut its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 16.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,000 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 3,000 shares during the period. Oracle makes up approximately 3.3% of Telligent Fund LP's portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Telligent Fund LP's holdings in Oracle were worth $2,924,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 333.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,473,137,000 after acquiring an additional 4,030,382 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,636,090 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $2,809,609,000 after acquiring an additional 2,385,556 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 921.6% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,311,815 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $450,596,000 after acquiring an additional 2,085,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Oracle by 456.6% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,291,058 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $446,550,000 after buying an additional 1,879,448 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on ORCL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Oracle from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $261.46.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $203.42 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $169.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $178.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $585.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.55. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Snowflake’s strong results helped lift confidence across software stocks, suggesting AI is supporting rather than undermining demand for enterprise platforms like Oracle. Oracle (ORCL) Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to highlight Oracle’s large AI cloud backlog and strong positioning in data-center demand, which supports the case for longer-term revenue growth. Is Oracle Stock an Undervalued Stock to Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Pre-earnings previews and stock-watch pieces note that sentiment around Oracle is turning more positive ahead of results, with AI infrastructure remaining the key focus. Oracle Q4 Preview: AI Infrastructure In Focus As Sentiment Turns Positive
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles compared Oracle with peers like Palantir and ServiceNow, but these were mostly valuation and relative-outlook discussions rather than direct company-specific catalysts. Oracle vs. ServiceNow: Which Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tech Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent headlines about Oracle being “at $192” and stock-performance comparisons mainly reiterated that the shares had been volatile but still supported by backlog and valuation arguments. Oracle at $192: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Oracle

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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