11 Best Dividend Paying Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds

5. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 105

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) ranks fifth on our list of the best dividend-paying stocks according to hedge funds. The Texas-based multinational computer technology company develops and markets software applications, including its flagship Oracle Database. In fiscal Q3 2025, the company posted a revenue of $14.13 billion, marking a 6.4% increase from the previous year. Its cloud business, which includes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS), brought in $6.2 billion—up 23% year-over-year in US dollars. Notably, IaaS revenue alone surged 49% to $2.7 billion.

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) has formed cloud partnerships with top tech names like OpenAI, xAI, Meta, NVIDIA, and AMD. Backed by a hefty $130 billion sales backlog, Oracle expects to achieve 15% total revenue growth in the upcoming fiscal year starting June.

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) also delivered strong cash generation, reporting $20.7 billion in operating cash flow and $5.8 billion in free cash flow over the past 12 months. It finished the quarter with $17.4 billion in cash and equivalents. On March 10, the company announced a 25% increase to its quarterly dividend, raising it to $0.50 per share. Having consistently paid dividends since 2009, Oracle continues to rank among the most reliable dividend stocks. The stock supports a dividend yield of 1.51%, as of April 12.