Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report)’s share price shot up 1.9% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $132.40 and last traded at $129.9850. Approximately 34,227,569 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 17% from the average daily volume of 29,363,674 shares. The stock had previously closed at $127.56.
Key Headlines Impacting Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Expanded Google Cloud AI partnership: Oracle and Google Cloud will make Gemini models available across Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications and NetSuite, potentially helping thousands of enterprise customers automate processes and deploy agentic AI applications. The deal supports Oracle’s effort to turn AI demand into additional cloud and software usage. Oracle to Make Gemini Models Available to Thousands of Enterprise Applications
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts see substantial upside: Coverage highlights three Wall Street analysts with price targets near $400, while the broader consensus target cited is $248.15—roughly 95% above the referenced share price. Such targets indicate that some analysts believe the recent sell-off has overstated Oracle’s risks. Three Wall Street Analysts Have Oracle Going to $400
- Positive Sentiment: Backlog and cloud growth remain potential catalysts: Bullish commentary argues that Oracle’s large, OCI-driven remaining performance obligations are not fully reflected in the valuation. The company’s latest reported quarter showed 20.6% year-over-year revenue growth and an earnings beat, providing support for the growth case. Oracle’s Massive Backlog Gets No Credit
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader AI-cloud rebound: Oracle is participating in a wider recovery among AI infrastructure stocks after the group’s recent sell-off. This may improve near-term sentiment, but it also means some of the move could reflect sector positioning rather than company-specific fundamentals. AI Cloud Names Snap Back
- Negative Sentiment: Debt and capital-spending risks remain significant: Oracle is investing heavily in data centers to meet AI demand, increasing leverage and raising questions about financing, returns on infrastructure spending and cash available for buybacks. Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s AI Gamble
- Negative Sentiment: High volatility reflects execution concerns: Despite the bullish targets, ORCL remains far below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages after a sharp annual decline. Investors remain sensitive to cloud growth, credit conditions and whether the Google partnership produces meaningful revenue.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
ORCL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America boosted their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Wedbush reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.03.
Oracle Price Performance
The firm has a fifty day moving average of $165.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $164.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The company has a market capitalization of $374.42 billion, a PE ratio of 22.30, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.72.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 34.31%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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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