Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report)’s stock price traded down 2.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $127.60 and last traded at $127.96. 50,943,073 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 78% from the average session volume of 28,612,535 shares. The stock had previously closed at $131.54.
More Oracle News
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle is reportedly the frontrunner to win a highly secure, air-gapped cloud contract for the Japanese government, which would validate its cloud infrastructure strategy and could add a meaningful government customer win. Oracle leads race to supply Japan with top-secret cloud services
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish articles highlight Oracle’s growing AI backlog and argue the stock is oversold after a sharp pullback, suggesting some investors see a rebound opportunity as cloud demand remains strong. 2 Reasons Oracle Stock Could Double in Value by 2028
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle also launched a new AI-native builder for Fusion Applications, reinforcing the company’s push to embed AI into enterprise software workflows and potentially supporting long-term product growth. Oracle Launches AI Native Builder For Fusion Applications
- Neutral Sentiment: Reuters reported that Oracle and OpenAI’s data-center project in Michigan is drawing local opposition over noise, water use, electricity rates, and rural land impacts. This is more of a reputational and political risk than an immediate financial hit, but it adds scrutiny to Oracle’s AI infrastructure buildout. AI data centers divide communities and scramble midterm playbooks
- Negative Sentiment: Some recent commentary remains cautious, warning that Oracle’s aggressive AI infrastructure spending, rising leverage, and reliance on large AI partners could pressure profitability and balance-sheet strength if growth slows. Oracle: The Massive AI Backlog Won’t Save The Balance Sheet Yet
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.
Oracle Price Performance
The firm has a market cap of $381.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.70, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $180.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $170.28.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 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. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 34.31%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, 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 currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Trust Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 18,516 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,714,000 after buying an additional 667 shares during the period. Whitener Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Oracle by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,149 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $755,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,393 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $351,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Tema ETFs LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 34,424 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,045,000 after acquiring an additional 3,335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 43,013 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,304,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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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