Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Call Options on Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders purchased 502,066 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 49% compared to the average volume of 336,923 call options.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the firm’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. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% during the 4th 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 increased its position in Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 19.2% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,556,000 after purchasing an additional 8,530 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Oracle from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.05.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $150.13 on Friday. Oracle has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $329.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $432.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.53, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 58.85%. Oracle’s revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. 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, analysts predict that Oracle will post 6.51 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reported adjusted EPS of $1.92 versus the $1.74 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 29.6% year over year to approximately $19.35 billion, beating expectations. Surging cloud revenue boosted Oracle’s quarterly results
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud infrastructure revenue surged 121% to about $7.4 billion, and remaining performance obligations reached a record $664 billion. AI infrastructure contracts reportedly exceed $30 billion, providing substantial revenue visibility. Oracle Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Cloud Growth Accelerates
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2027 outlook to at least $90 billion in revenue and $8.10 in adjusted EPS. Analysts also noted that expiring AI contracts are renewing at prices roughly 20% higher, suggesting durable demand for Oracle’s computing capacity. Oracle Says Its Expiring AI Contracts Are Renewing 20% Higher
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reactions remain broadly constructive, with several firms reiterating Buy or Outperform ratings, although some price targets were reduced to reflect valuation and financing risks.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is maintaining capital expenditures of roughly $90 billion to $95 billion for fiscal 2027. Free cash flow remained negative, and investors are concerned that debt and equity financing could delay the payoff from its AI investments. Oracle Nearly Erases 7% Jump Despite $664 Billion AI Backlog
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risks persist: a New Mexico data-center project has faced delays, and Oracle’s profitability and efficiency have not yet fully reflected the scale of its AI demand.

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.