Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report)’s share price fell 3.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $144.24 and last traded at $145.43. 28,247,315 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 4% from the average session volume of 29,438,270 shares. The stock had previously closed at $151.05.
Key Oracle News
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched new Fusion Agentic Applications and AI agents for human resources, targeting workforce planning, employee development, internal mobility, and manager coaching. The products reinforce Oracle’s broader enterprise-AI strategy and could support additional Fusion Cloud HCM adoption. Oracle Adds New Fusion Agentic Applications and AI Agents
- Positive Sentiment: Some analysts and investors remain optimistic about Oracle’s record backlog, cloud growth, and potential cash-flow improvement in later fiscal years, with one analysis suggesting substantial upside if AI infrastructure investments generate expected returns. Oracle’s Growth Story Has Entered a New Era
- Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s weakness occurred even as the broader technology market was modestly higher, suggesting company-specific concerns rather than a broad market selloff. Analysts continue to support the AI infrastructure growth story, but traders have been fading the recent rebound near technical resistance. What’s Going On With Oracle Stock Tuesday?
- Negative Sentiment: Reports that Michael Burry is shorting Oracle have added to bearish sentiment. His trade is reportedly tied to concerns that Oracle is committing billions to AI infrastructure while increasing future obligations and leverage. Michael Burry Shorts Oracle and Nebius
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning whether Oracle’s AI buildout will produce sufficient returns. Rapid cloud expansion requires heavy capital spending, has pressured free cash flow, and increases balance-sheet and debt-servicing risks. Oracle’s AI Infrastructure Surge
- Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s reported role in the TikTok situation did not reassure the market; commentary indicated that potential TikTok-related benefits may not be large or certain enough to offset concerns about valuation, spending, and financing. Why Did Oracle Stock Drop After Today’s TikTok News?
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a “mixed” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.97.
Oracle Stock Performance
The firm has a market capitalization of $418.91 billion, a PE ratio of 24.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.72. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $156.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $162.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.31%.
Insider Activity at Oracle
In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Oracle
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,336,031,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,911,930,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 882.3% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares during the period. 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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