Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors bought 458,472 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 28% compared to the typical daily volume of 357,154 call options.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective (down from $375.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 11th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $320.00 price target on shares of Oracle and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $251.72.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Oracle
Oracle News Summary
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle benefited from reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate has climbed to nearly $70 billion, up more than 70% since the start of the third quarter. OpenAI’s enterprise-sales momentum supports expectations for continued demand for Oracle’s AI infrastructure and cloud services. Oracle stock is gaining and it has OpenAI to thank for
- Positive Sentiment: The launch of Fusion Claw, a governed agentic-AI runtime with 25 available applications, strengthened Oracle’s competitive positioning in enterprise software and helped distinguish it from some rivals. Oracle Extends Fusion Agentic Applications with Introduction of Fusion Claw
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported $664 billion remaining performance obligation, including more than $30 billion in new AI cloud contracts, is improving multi-year revenue visibility despite the company’s heavy infrastructure investment. Oracle’s AI Cloud Contracts Surge
- Positive Sentiment: Unusually strong call-option activity and bullish analyst commentary added to the day’s positive sentiment, although options activity is not a fundamental indicator.
- Neutral Sentiment: Oracle also announced integrations with Swift’s blockchain ledger and new financial-crime investigation tools, expanding its banking technology offering but with uncertain near-term financial impact. Oracle Integration with Swift’s Ledger
- Negative Sentiment: Project Jupiter remains the principal overhang. Oracle’s force majeure notice, linked to permitting and natural-gas pipeline delays, could push the roughly $18 billion project back by about a year and raise concerns about financing, construction execution and cash flow. Oracle’s $18 Billion AI Project Just Hit a Major Hurdle
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In other Oracle news, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,730,207.11. This represents a 10.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,956.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth about $625,454,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 79,008 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,579,000 after buying an additional 6,296 shares during the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its position in shares of Oracle by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Oracle by 4.6% in the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,825,000 after acquiring an additional 3,584 shares during the period. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 37.9% during the first quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 43,004 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,326,000 after acquiring an additional 11,820 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Stock Up 4.0%
Oracle stock traded up $5.25 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $137.85. 45,331,217 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,531,570. Oracle has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $322.54. The business has a fifty day moving average of $143.14 and a 200 day moving average of $160.02. The firm has a market cap of $416.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.61, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Oracle will post 6.67 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, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.
Oracle Company Profile
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.
The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.
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