Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) shares dropped 3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $197.79 and last traded at $205.4540. Approximately 25,552,151 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 5% from the average daily volume of 26,964,299 shares. The stock had previously closed at $211.82.
Trending Headlines about Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle reported record Q4 and FY2026 results, with revenue of $19.2 billion (+21%) and adjusted EPS of $2.11, both above estimates, while cloud infrastructure revenue surged 93% and total cloud revenue rose 47%. Oracle Announces Record Q4 and FY 2026 Results Driven by Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Applications
- Positive Sentiment: The company’s backlog/remaining performance obligations jumped to a record $638 billion, reinforcing demand for Oracle’s AI and cloud infrastructure services. Oracle beats fourth-quarter revenue estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle also won a $395.8 million U.S. Office of Personnel Management contract to modernize federal HR systems, adding another positive government-cloud catalyst. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Selects Oracle to Power Federal Workforce Modernization
- Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts remained constructive, with firms like Guggenheim, Cantor Fitzgerald, Piper Sandler, BMO, and DA Davidson reiterating bullish views or raising targets after the report. Buy Oracle Stock ‘Aggressively,’ Says Guggenheim after Earnings Selloff
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are punishing Oracle’s plan to fund its AI buildout with roughly $40 billion in new debt/equity financing, along with expected FY2027 capex of as much as $95 billion, far above expectations. Oracle shares tumble 11% on increased capital raise, cash concerns
- Negative Sentiment: Management also signaled pressure on gross margins and a heavy near-term cash burn, which has raised concerns about leverage and execution risk even with strong demand trends. Oracle shares slide as hefty AI spending, debt plans spook investors
- Negative Sentiment: Fresh cybersecurity headlines around a PeopleSoft vulnerability exploited in a mass-hacking campaign are an added overhang, though they appear less central to today’s move than the spending story. Google says ShinyHunters hackers targeting education sector via Oracle exploit
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
ORCL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $267.68.
Oracle Stock Down 8.6%
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $183.16 and its 200 day moving average is $177.98. The stock has a market cap of $529.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.
Insider Activity
In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 290.9% in the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Company 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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