Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Shares Up 2% on Analyst Upgrade

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) shares traded up 2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday after DA Davidson upgraded the stock from a neutral rating to a buy rating. DA Davidson now has a $180.00 price target on the stock. Oracle traded as high as $165.39 and last traded at $159.78. 39,779,341 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 40% from the average session volume of 28,332,990 shares. The stock had previously closed at $156.59.

Several other research firms have also commented on ORCL. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Stephens lifted their target price on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $292.43.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. The trade was a 6.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a material federal cloud win — CMS selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support its modernization initiative, giving ORCL a high‑profile, mission‑critical customer and long‑duration cloud revenue opportunity. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Support Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Modernization Initiative
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum: Oracle unveiled new AI agents for Fusion Apps and multiple Fusion Cloud enhancements (supply chain, CX, manufacturing). These features support the company’s premium SaaS/cloud growth story and could help sustain the strong cloud revenue trajectory. Oracle Unveils AI Agents for Fusion Apps: Will it Boost Prospects?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: D.A. Davidson’s upgrade to Buy (and related bullish notes) recently lifted sentiment and caused a prior rally, showing the stock remains sensitive to positive analyst calls. DA Davidson Upgrades Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) to “Buy”
• Neutral Sentiment: OpenAI/AI linkage: Renewed optimism about Oracle’s exposure to OpenAI and the broader AI rebound is supporting interest in ORCL but remains speculative and sentiment‑driven. Oracle (ORCL) gets fresh boost from optimism around OpenAI exposure
• Neutral Sentiment: Partner ecosystem note: Coverage highlighted Bloom Energy’s role in AI power infrastructure and referenced an Oracle‑Bloom tie (warrants/partnership). This is a positive strategic alignment but is indirect for ORCL’s near‑term revenue. AI Power Crunch: Why Bloom Energy Is the Hidden Winner
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: Multiple firms have announced or filed securities‑class actions against Oracle covering June–December 2025, creating regulatory and litigation risk that can pressure the share price and increase uncertainty for investors. Oracle Corporation Sued for Securities Law Violations – Contact The Gross Law Firm Before April 6, 2026 to Discuss Your Rights – ORCL
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CEO Clayton Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares (~$1.55M) earlier this week (Form 4 filed). While single sales often reflect personal liquidity needs, they can be perceived negatively by the market. SEC Form 4 — Clayton M. Magouyrk sale
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst caution & short interest: Some firms (e.g., Melius) have lowered ratings amid scrutiny over AI monetization and balance‑sheet concerns; short interest has also increased — both factors can amplify downside on mixed/negative days. Melius Downgrades Oracle (ORCL) to Hold as AI Monetization Faces Scrutiny

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Kampmann Melissa S. lifted its holdings in Oracle by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 11,910 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,350,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp raised its position in shares of Oracle by 0.7% in the third quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 5,319 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,551,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.7% in the third quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,485,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. boosted its position in Oracle by 3.4% during the third quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 1,127 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth grew its stake in Oracle by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $186.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $232.32. The company has a market cap of $451.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

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.