Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Rating Reaffirmed as “Buy” by TD Cowen

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by equities research analysts at TD Cowen in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $240.00 target price on the enterprise software provider’s stock. TD Cowen‘s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 71.11% from the stock’s current price.

ORCL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 price target (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 10th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 11th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Rothschild & Co Redburn dropped their price target on Oracle from $155.00 to $110.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $215.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Thirty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $248.41.

Oracle Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL traded down $4.28 during trading on Thursday, reaching $140.26. 16,397,873 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 29,570,760. Oracle has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $269.76. The stock has a market cap of $424.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.78. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $142.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $157.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its 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 business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski purchased 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $139.35 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,750.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. The trade was a 6,410.26% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 over the last three months. 38.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth about $1,911,930,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $625,454,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $186,175,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $96,746,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 23.3% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,633,070 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $534,461,000 after buying an additional 685,570 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s investor day provided a major catalyst: management forecast at least $225 billion in fiscal 2030 revenue, more than 35% annual growth from fiscal 2026, a 40%+ non-GAAP operating margin and $21+ in non-GAAP EPS. Oracle Investor Day 2026
• Positive Sentiment: The company said it expects positive free cash flow in the second half of fiscal 2028 and more than $30 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2029, while limiting additional borrowing for its data-center strategy to $20 billion. That helped ease concerns about funding its AI expansion. Oracle AI spending and cash flow outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle continues to broaden its AI ecosystem through expanded partnerships with OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Snowflake and Cerebras. Google TPUs and additional AI hardware are expected to make Oracle Cloud Infrastructure more flexible for enterprise customers. Oracle expands AI and cloud lineup
• Positive Sentiment: Technical coverage describes a potential trend reversal: ORCL moved above its 20-day and 50-day moving averages after finding support, suggesting improving short-term demand. Piper Sandler also reaffirmed an overweight rating with a $225 price target. Oracle moves above 50-day average
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s next earnings report is approaching, with analysts reportedly expecting a year-over-year EPS decline. Results and updated guidance will test whether the company’s ambitious long-term targets are credible. Oracle earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about Oracle’s heavy capital spending, negative free cash flow and reliance on external financing. Analysts have questioned whether additional billions may be needed before the AI build-out becomes self-funding, creating execution and balance-sheet risk.

About Oracle

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.