Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Shares Up 4.7% – Still a Buy?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s stock price was up 4.7% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $127.42 and last traded at $127.13. 27,428,451 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 6% from the average daily volume of 29,120,959 shares. The stock had previously closed at $121.38.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS said the sharp selloff in AI and momentum stocks may be nearing exhaustion, which could help Oracle rebound if investors start rebuilding positions in the sector. UBS sees Broadcom, Sandisk, Oracle stocks rebounding: here’s why
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and commentary pieces pointed to Oracle’s huge cloud backlog and long-term AI demand as reasons the stock could be undervalued despite the selloff. Oracle Stock Is Deep in the Red, But Wall Street Sees 220% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho reiterated a Buy rating and a $320 price target, saying Oracle’s risk/reward profile looks attractive after the selloff. “Risk/Reward Is Most Attractive in Coverage,” says Mizuho Analyst About Oracle Stock (ORCL)
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle was also highlighted in a broader AI-cloud rally article after peers like Nebius and CoreWeave jumped, suggesting investors still see value in the theme even as Oracle remains pressured. Nebius Explodes 16% Higher on NVIDIA Stake Stunner; CoreWeave Surges 8%, Oracle Adds 5% as AI Cloud Plays Pay Off
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle continues to gain attention for its AI and cloud strategy, including a new partnership with IMSA Labs to launch a cloud and AI studio. Oracle (ORCL) Partners With IMSA Labs To Launch Cloud And AI Studio
• Negative Sentiment: Wisconsin regulators upheld a rule that could force Oracle to post more than $7 billion in collateral for a planned AI data center, increasing funding pressure and adding to investor worries about the company’s capital-intensive expansion. Oracle Faces $7 Billion Wisconsin Collateral Bill
• Negative Sentiment: S&P cut Oracle’s credit rating to BBB-, and multiple reports said credit risk is near an 18-year high as AI spending strains cash flow and raises concern about debt-fueled growth. Oracle Is One Step From Junk—Can It Afford the AI Boom?
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts also warned that Oracle may need far more capital than expected to fund its AI infrastructure buildout, reinforcing concerns about execution risk and leverage. “Hundreds of Billions at Stake”: CLSA Analyst Cautions on Oracle’s (ORCL) AI Cloud Gamble

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Bank of America upped 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. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. CLSA started coverage on Oracle in a research note on Monday. They issued a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $265.03.

Oracle Stock Up 4.7%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock has a market cap of $366.19 billion, a PE ratio of 21.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.72. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $175.85 and a 200 day moving average of $168.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.70 EPS. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 34.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 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

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of 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 acquiring an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 21.5% during the second 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 last quarter. United Bank increased its position in shares of Oracle by 6.8% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Oracle by 19.2% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.