Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Price Down 1.9% – Time to Sell?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s share price traded down 1.9% on Wednesday. The company traded as low as $121.78 and last traded at $123.8180. 111,415,591 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 268% from the average session volume of 30,288,039 shares. The stock had previously closed at $126.19.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reiterated ambitious growth goals, including a target of at least $225 billion in revenue by 2030. Bullish analysts argue that its AI-cloud expansion could support substantial long-term growth, though execution and financing remain key risks. Oracle selloff and long-term outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle customer Chubu Electric Power Grid reached 10 million deployed smart meters using Oracle’s utilities software, demonstrating an established enterprise use case, although the announcement’s near-term financial impact is unclear. Chubu Electric smart meter milestone
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle and Credo are working with the Open Compute Project community to standardize optical-transceiver telemetry. The effort may support data-center operations, but no immediate revenue impact was disclosed. Credo and Oracle telemetry standardization
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle reportedly scrapped a five-year, roughly $7 billion chip-leasing arrangement with Tencent after U.S. government pushback. The deal could have provided access to as many as 100,000 AI chips, removing a potential source of business and underscoring regulatory limits on serving Chinese AI customers. Reuters report on the Tencent deal
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also weighing Oracle’s $20 billion financing for its AI buildout: a $10 billion share sale and $10 billion in notes with coupons reaching 8.65%. The equity issuance dilutes existing shareholders, while the borrowing adds substantial financing costs and reinforces concerns about the capital required before AI investments generate returns. Oracle financing and investor concerns

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the subject of several recent research reports. President Capital dropped their price target on Oracle from $360.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Freedom Broker lowered their price objective on Oracle from $210.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 price objective (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, October 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $249.27.

Oracle Stock Down 1.9%

The firm has a market cap of $374.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.79. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $140.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $156.43.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 Corporation will post 6.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction 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 represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Foresight Capital Management Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. North Point Portfolio Managers Corp OH purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 231.3% in the 3rd quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 222 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company’s offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.