July 16, 2025: While Jeff Bezos made headlines for selling Amazon shares on his wedding day, the real power play in insider stock selling this year belongs to Oracle CEO Safra Catz—and she did it without the media circus.
In just the second quarter of 2025, Safra Catz exercised and sold stock options worth over $1.8 billion, more than double Bezos’ $737 million sale. Add that to her $706 million haul in the first quarter, and Catz has offloaded a staggering $2.5 billion in Oracle stock so far this year, making her the top insider seller of 2025, according to Washington Service.
Safra Catz, known for her no-nonsense leadership and quiet strategic execution, now holds a personal net worth of $4 billion, per Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. And while these sales may seem sudden to some, analysts say they reflect her deep understanding of Oracle’s internal cycles and long-term positioning.
“This isn’t just profit-taking—it’s precision timing,” noted one Wall Street analyst. “Catz has been with Oracle for decades. When she moves, it’s worth paying attention.”
Unlike Bezos’ publicized sales, Catz’s massive offload flew under the radar—no splashy headlines, no social media commentary, just a seasoned executive quietly cashing in.
Investors are now left pondering: What does Catz see that others don’t?
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