DA Davidson Increases Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Price Target to $140.00

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) had its price objective hoisted by DA Davidson from $105.00 to $140.00 in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, Benzinga reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the enterprise software provider’s stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Oracle’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.72 EPS.

ORCL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Oracle from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Monday, June 17th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Oracle from $160.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a market perform rating in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com cut Oracle from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, June 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Oracle from $159.00 to $171.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. Finally, Argus upped their price target on Oracle from $145.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 18th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $159.68.

Oracle Stock Up 0.4 %

ORCL stock opened at $162.00 on Tuesday. Oracle has a 1-year low of $99.26 and a 1-year high of $173.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $139.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $129.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.68, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $446.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.01.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.06. Oracle had a return on equity of 171.38% and a net margin of 20.40%. The firm had revenue of $13.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.23 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Oracle will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Edward Screven sold 235,918 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.30, for a total transaction of $34,042,967.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 2,626,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $379,042,045.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Edward Screven sold 235,918 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.30, for a total transaction of $34,042,967.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 2,626,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $379,042,045.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Leon E. Panetta sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.89, for a total value of $2,068,350.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 58,090 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,010,030.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,862,500 shares of company stock valued at $266,776,624. Insiders own 42.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Werlinich Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 3.1% during the second quarter. Werlinich Asset Management LLC now owns 2,325 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $326,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. RFP Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 2.7% during the second quarter. RFP Financial Group LLC now owns 2,869 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $405,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Invst LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 2.4% during the second quarter. Invst LLC now owns 3,372 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $482,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. ERn Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.6% during the second quarter. ERn Financial LLC now owns 12,911 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,823,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Key Financial Inc boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.2% during the second quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 6,600 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $932,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.