Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the forty-seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation, thirty-seven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $249.27.
Several brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Oracle from $190.00 to $165.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $285.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Oracle from $220.00 to $195.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 11th.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Oracle news, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through 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 the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $9,762,956.90. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 over the last ninety days. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of Oracle
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 14,680,278 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,151,395,000 after buying an additional 123,294 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Oracle by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,251,059 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,949,363,000 after buying an additional 384,984 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 13,670,982 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,877,026,000 after acquiring an additional 409,531 shares during the period. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.5% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,447,648,000 after acquiring an additional 144,087 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.7% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,586,492 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,262,827,000 after buying an additional 147,048 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Trading Up 0.7%
Shares of Oracle stock opened at $115.96 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $139.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $155.40. The firm has a market cap of $350.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $109.21 and a fifty-two week high of $250.25.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Oracle will post 6.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.35%.
Trending Headlines about Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle received the strongest valuation grade among seven major technology companies in a comparison following the sector selloff, potentially drawing interest from investors looking for relative value. Article: Oracle beats Microsoft and Amazon on a key Wall Street metric
- Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate to $6.63 from $6.73, but kept its Sector Outperform rating and $205 price target. The estimate cut tempers, but does not reverse, the analyst’s positive stance. Article: Scotiabank revises Oracle EPS estimate
- Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual stockholder meeting is scheduled for November 18; the announcement did not identify a new business or earnings development. Article: Oracle’s annual meeting of stockholders
- Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly winding down its arrangement to rent AI computing capacity from Oracle. The news adds to concern that major customers may reassess AI infrastructure spending and could weigh on expectations for Oracle’s cloud growth. Article: Microsoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacity
- Negative Sentiment: Broader doubts about the AI data-center build-out are also pressuring sentiment. Reports cite possible changes to OpenAI’s capacity plans, political scrutiny of data-center construction, and debt tied to a Stargate project—risks that could challenge the expected returns on Oracle’s substantial infrastructure investment. Article: OpenAI weighs smaller data-center plans
About Oracle
Oracle Corporation is a technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud services, and enterprise applications. Its products help organizations manage data, run business operations, and build and deploy applications.
Oracle’s offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and cloud-based applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain management, and customer experience. The company also provides software support, consulting, and related services.
Founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories, Oracle serves businesses and public-sector organizations across geographies worldwide.
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