Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Now Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Analysts

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-seven analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, thirty-six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $251.72.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $241.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective (up from $375.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. KeyCorp set a $285.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 17th.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was 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 approximately $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,730,207.11. This trade represents a 10.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sherman Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 5.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 7,836 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,153,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Key Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Oracle by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 14,203 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,089,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gould Asset Management LLC CA lifted its holdings in Oracle by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 3,172 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $467,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong: Mizuho reaffirmed its “Outperform” rating and $320 price target, while other analysts maintained bullish views. Oracle’s $664 billion remaining performance obligations and expected cloud growth continue to support the long-term investment case. Wall Street analyst updates Oracle stock price target
• Positive Sentiment: Project Jupiter is progressing: Oracle proposed an electricity agreement with El Paso Electric and reaffirmed Bloom Energy’s role in powering the New Mexico AI data center campus. If completed, the project could support future cloud capacity and AI-related revenue. Why is Oracle stock gaining 4% today?
• Neutral Sentiment: Pipeline approval remains unresolved: Oracle urged federal regulators to expedite approval of a 17.8-mile natural-gas pipeline needed for Project Jupiter. Delays could postpone the data center’s launch, although approval would remove a significant execution bottleneck. Oracle urges FERC to expedite New Mexico gas pipeline for Project Jupiter
• Negative Sentiment: Hotter inflation pushed Treasury yields higher: September inflation data revived expectations for higher-for-longer interest rates, weighing on technology and AI stocks. Higher yields reduce the appeal of growth equities and raise Oracle’s financing costs. Stock Market Today, Oct. 14: Oracle Tumbles on Hotter CPI Data Lifting Treasury Yields
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI spending and balance-sheet risk: Oracle’s heavy capital expenditures have pushed free cash flow into negative territory, while a broader sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks—particularly after concerns about CoreWeave’s debt—raised worries about Oracle’s returns on costly data-center expansion. Will Rising Capex Weigh on Oracle’s Free Cash Flow Outlook?

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $130.60 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The company has a market capitalization of $394.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.78. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $145.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.89. Oracle has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $322.54.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The business’s revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Oracle will post 6.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors 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 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.