Software and cloud computing company Oracle (ORCL) is scheduled to announce its fiscal third-quarter results on March 10. ORCL stock has declined more than 21% year-to-date amid fears about AI disruption, the company’s high debt, and exposure to OpenAI. Wall Street expects Oracle to report earnings per share (EPS) of $1.70 for Q3 FY26, reflecting 15.6% year-over-year growth. Meanwhile, revenue is projected to rise about 20% to $16.92 billion.
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Ahead of Q3 FY26 earnings, RBC Capital analyst Rishi Jaluria reiterated a Hold rating on Oracle and lowered his stock price target to $160 from $195, citing some concerns, including the company’s ability to fund its Stargate commitments.
Now, according to TipRanks’ Ownership Tool, insiders own 40.44% of Oracle. They are followed by public companies and individual investors, ETFs, mutual funds, and other institutional investors at 30.26%, 13.33%, 12.50%, and 3.46%, respectively.
Digging Deeper into Oracle’s Ownership Structure
Looking closely at the top shareholders, Larry Ellison, Oracle’s co-founder, executive chairman, and chief technology officer, owns the highest stake in the company at 40.30%, followed by Vanguard with a 5.23% holding.
Among the top ETF holders, the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) owns a 1.87% stake in ORCL, while the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) holds 1.48%.
Moving to mutual funds, Vanguard Index Funds holds about 3.92% of Oracle. Meanwhile, Fidelity Concord Street Trust owns 0.97% of the company.
Is Oracle a Good Stock to Buy?
Heading into Q3 FY26 earnings, Wall Street has a Strong Buy consensus rating on Oracle stock based on 25 Buys and six Hold recommendations. The average ORCL stock price target of $270.14 indicates about 77% upside potential.
