Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Price Up 6% – Here’s What Happened

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s share price shot up 6% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $156.77 and last traded at $154.50. Approximately 24,515,779 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 15% from the average daily volume of 28,730,990 shares. The stock had previously closed at $145.75.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong results from cloud-data company Snowflake, including an AI-driven outlook increase, helped support broader enthusiasm for enterprise software and cloud stocks, providing a positive read-through for Oracle’s AI-cloud strategy. Snowflake Soars 23% as AI-Fueled Guidance Raise Tops Estimates, Oracle Advances 3%, Cloudflare Edges Higher
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle and Hewlett Packard Enterprise expanded a multiyear collaboration to deploy HPE Juniper Networking across Oracle’s global AI data centers. The agreement reinforces Oracle’s plans to scale gigawatt-level AI infrastructure and may improve its ability to meet cloud demand. HPE and Oracle Deepen Networking Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports argue that Oracle’s depressed valuation, strong cloud bookings, and approximately $638 billion remaining-performance-obligation backlog could support a substantial recovery if the company converts those commitments into revenue and earnings. Jefferies maintained a Buy rating despite lowering its target to $290. Oracle Is Down 25%. Jefferies Says the Worst May Be Priced In
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle will release fiscal first-quarter 2027 results after the market close on September 10. Investors are likely to scrutinize AI-cloud growth, bookings, capital spending, cash flow, leverage, and whether the backlog is beginning to translate into reported revenue. Oracle Sets the Date for its First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Earnings Announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have recently reduced price targets, including TD Cowen’s cut to $240, reflecting concerns that Oracle’s aggressive AI-data-center investment is driving negative free cash flow and increasing debt. Those concerns could limit the stock’s upside if cloud growth fails to accelerate. TD Cowen Lowers Oracle Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and political risks remain overhangs: EU antitrust regulators are reportedly examining Oracle’s licensing practices, while Executive Chairman Larry Ellison is expected to face congressional scrutiny related to Oracle’s Veterans Affairs work. Oracle Licensing Practices on EU Antitrust Regulator’s Radar

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $320.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.61.

Oracle Trading Up 6.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $139.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $160.36. The firm has a market cap of $445.03 billion, a PE ratio of 26.50, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.74.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Oracle by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,054 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Southern Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Global Financial Private Client LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 0.8% during the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 7,836 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,153,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Oracle by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,086 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $675,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.