Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) fell 4.6% on Friday. The company traded as low as $127.36 and last traded at $128.31. Approximately 34,775,881 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 18% from the average session volume of 29,497,932 shares. The stock had previously closed at $134.47.
Key Stories Impacting Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s cloud business continues to show strong growth, with remaining performance obligations reaching a record $664 billion. Analysts and bullish investors believe timely conversion of this backlog into revenue could support substantial long-term upside. Oracle’s Cloud Backlog Just Hit $664 Billion
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure strategy is generating demand from major customers and partners. Bloom Energy identified Oracle’s AI data-center expansion as a major driver of its own business, highlighting the scale of Oracle-related infrastructure plans. Bloom Energy Is Up 157% in 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are increasingly treating Oracle as a “waiting game”: the company has secured substantial AI commitments, but the stock’s outlook depends on how quickly those contracts translate into revenue, margins and free cash flow. Oracle Stock Is a Waiting Game
- Negative Sentiment: Hotter inflation data pushed Treasury yields and interest-rate expectations higher, pressuring capital-intensive AI infrastructure companies. Oracle is particularly sensitive because its cloud buildout requires heavy ongoing investment. Oracle Tumbles on Hotter CPI Data
- Negative Sentiment: Concerns about AI infrastructure financing intensified after CoreWeave’s bonds sold off. Investors worry that higher borrowing costs could raise Oracle’s expansion expenses and delay the cash conversion of large AI contracts. Oracle’s recent negative free cash flow and BBB- credit rating add to the balance-sheet pressure. Oracle Shares Fall as AI Infrastructure Worries Weigh
- Negative Sentiment: Recent insider activity has been weighted heavily toward selling, including sizable sales by Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley and CEO Michael Sicilia, potentially reinforcing investor caution even though insider transactions do not necessarily reflect operating expectations.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ORCL. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reduced their price target on Oracle from $155.00 to $110.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective (up from $239.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $285.00 price objective on Oracle in a research report on Friday, September 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $251.72.
Read Our Latest Research Report on ORCL
Oracle Price Performance
The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The company has a market cap of $387.98 billion, a PE ratio of 20.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $145.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $158.86.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. 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 predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.
Insider Activity at Oracle
In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $139.35 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 25,390 shares in the company, valued at $3,538,096.50. This represents a 6,410.26% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sherman Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 5.5% during the first quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,054 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $155,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.3% during the first quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $654,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 0.8% in the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 7,836 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,153,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Key Financial Inc grew its stake in Oracle by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 14,203 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,089,000 after buying an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gould Asset Management LLC CA grew its stake in Oracle by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 3,172 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $467,000 after buying an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
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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