Oracle’s (ORCL) “Overweight” Rating Reaffirmed at Cantor Fitzgerald

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $284.00 price target on the enterprise software provider’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 85.41% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $285.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, CLSA began coverage on Oracle in a research report on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $257.51.

Oracle Stock Down 5.2%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $153.17 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $441.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.74. Oracle has a twelve month low of $114.50 and a twelve month high of $331.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly 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. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Oracle will post 6.51 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $229,000. Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,809 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 0.7% during the second quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 11,815 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,731,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 3.4% during the second quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 20,411 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,991,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Archford Capital Strategies LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 5.5% in the second quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reported adjusted earnings of $1.92 per share versus the $1.74 consensus, while revenue rose 29.6% year over year to approximately $19.3 billion. Cloud infrastructure revenue surged 121% to $7.4 billion, highlighting strong demand for AI computing capacity. Oracle shares rise as AI cloud backlog beats estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Remaining performance obligations reached a record $664 billion, improving visibility into future revenue. Management also issued fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guidance of $8.10, above the roughly $7.75 analyst expectation, and forecast second-quarter EPS of $1.85–$1.93. Oracle’s stock jumps on earnings beat
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair, Piper Sandler and Citizens JMP reiterated bullish views, citing triple-digit cloud growth, AI demand and an attractive valuation. Oracle’s $0.50 quarterly dividend was also declared. Analyst sees Oracle as a prime AI beneficiary
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are reassessing Oracle as more than an OpenAI listing proxy. The company’s broader cloud infrastructure business, customer backlog and long-term AI partnerships may provide growth even if OpenAI-related enthusiasm cools. Why Oracle stock is more than an OpenAI proxy
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s AI buildout remains expensive: capital spending is expected to remain about $90 billion–$95 billion, while free cash flow was negative and the company continues to rely on debt and equity financing. This raises concerns about returns and balance-sheet risk. Oracle AI data center buildout faces delays
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts remain cautious despite the beat, noting data-center construction delays, execution risk and Oracle’s leverage. The stock is therefore sensitive to interest rates, bond-market conditions and evidence that backlog converts into cash.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.

The company’s products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.