Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report)’s share price traded down 4.8% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $174.40 and last traded at $175.3880. Approximately 22,818,165 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 16% from the average session volume of 27,239,912 shares. The stock had previously closed at $184.29.
Trending Headlines about Oracle
Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle is still being viewed as a major AI infrastructure beneficiary, with articles highlighting its large backlog, cloud demand, and long-term revenue potential as AI and OCI deployments expand. Oracle’s Sell-Off Looks More Like a Mispricing Than a Warning
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health announced an AI collaboration with Theator to improve surgical documentation, billing accuracy, and workflow automation, which could support Oracle’s healthcare software growth. Oracle Health Extends AI into the Operating Room in Collaboration with Theator
- Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts and market commentators argued the stock’s sell-off may be overdone, pointing to Oracle’s backlog and blue-chip status as reasons the weakness could be a mispricing rather than a fundamental break. Oracle Has the Biggest Backlog in the AI Industry. Here’s Why the Stock Is Still Down 49%.
- Negative Sentiment: The layoffs and related restructuring charges have intensified concerns that Oracle’s AI expansion is costly, with some investors worried about dilution, higher debt, and pressure on shareholder returns. Oracle Analyst Warns: Preferred Stock Conversions and ATM Issuances May Dilute Shareholders and Pressure Stock Price
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ORCL shares. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, June 8th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $268.27.
Oracle Price Performance
The stock has a market capitalization of $452.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.00, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.12. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $190.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $176.74.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 56.43%. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Oracle Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 34.31%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In other news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Oracle
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,627 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,708,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 4,988 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,403,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC now owns 3,563 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,002,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Verum Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 2,409 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $470,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Oracle Company Profile
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.
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