Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-nine analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation, twenty-six have assigned a buy recommendation and three have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $287.9429.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Citizens Jmp dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the period. United Bank increased its holdings in Oracle by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its position in Oracle by 19.2% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after purchasing an additional 8,530 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI backlog and cloud growth boost revenue visibility — reports show Oracle’s AI backlog surged, cloud revenue up ~34% y/y and roughly $4B in new AI deals that underpin fiscal‑2027 growth expectations, supporting longer‑term revenue trajectories. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Industry recognition for Financial Services unit — Oracle Financial Services ranked top vendor in the 2026 Chartis RiskTech100 report (leadership in AI and risk/AML categories), reinforcing competitive strength in regulated verticals. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial momentum: F1/AI partnership — Oracle’s expanded work with Oracle Red Bull Racing to deliver cloud and AI solutions highlights enterprise demand and brand positioning in high‑visibility AI deployments. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings date set (catalyst) — Oracle will report Q3 FY2026 results on March 10 after the close and host a 4:00 p.m. webcast; results and commentary on AI deal conversion and capital spending will likely drive short‑term moves. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Data center demand visible but financed off‑balance — Applied Digital is marketing $2.15B of junk bonds to fund a 200MW facility leased to Oracle, showing demand for Oracle compute capacity but adding no direct Oracle capex visibility. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Widespread securities‑fraud lawsuits — Multiple firms have filed/class notices alleging Oracle misled investors about AI data‑center capabilities and capex plans (class period June 12–Dec 16, 2025) and are soliciting lead plaintiffs before an April 6 deadline; this legal overhang increases litigation risk, potential settlements and short‑term selling pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive/contract risks: Java and support alternatives — Azul’s win (customer cut Java licensing from Oracle) and third‑party support wins (Rimini Street) highlight pockets of revenue pressure from customers reducing Oracle licensing/support spend. Article Title

Oracle Stock Down 0.2%

Oracle stock opened at $148.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $428.07 billion, a PE ratio of 28.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.66. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $172.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $222.44. Oracle has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Oracle will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 37.59%.

About Oracle

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.