Bank of America Begins Coverage on Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

Stock analysts at Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 price target on the enterprise software provider’s stock. Bank of America‘s target price suggests a potential upside of 37.13% from the company’s previous close.

ORCL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays reduced their target price on Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $262.91.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $145.85 on Tuesday. Oracle has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $158.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $213.64. The company has a market cap of $419.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.18, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Research analysts predict that Oracle will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kampmann Melissa S. lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 11,910 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,350,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. McLean Asset Management Corp increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. increased its stake in 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 valued at $1,485,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth boosted its stake in Oracle by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA reinstated coverage on ORCL with a Buy and a $200 price target, citing a large backlog and AI/cloud upside — a major Wall Street vote of confidence that could support upside if execution continues. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle rolled out Fusion Agentic Applications, expanded AI Agent Studio and announced AI Database agentic features — product launches designed to embed AI agents into core enterprise apps and databases, strengthening Oracle’s enterprise AI value proposition and recurring cloud revenue potential. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s executive profile rose after Executive Chairman/CTO Larry Ellison was named to a new presidential tech advisory council — increased policy access and visibility on AI strategy can be a long‑term positive for enterprise vendors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and research pieces highlight Oracle’s multicloud/database strategy and recent technical breakouts — these note strong revenue visibility but also call out leverage and franchise risk; useful context for investors but mixed on timing. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: A torrent of law firms has issued investor alerts and class‑action notices tied to alleged misstatements about AI/data‑center capabilities (class period June 12–Dec 16, 2025) with an April 6 lead‑plaintiff deadline — this legal overhang increases uncertainty, potential costs and headline risk. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg/Reuters reported Microsoft will rent a Texas data center that had been developed for Oracle and OpenAI — a sign the original project may not produce the partner/cloud win investors hoped for and a potential near‑term revenue/PR negative. Read More.

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.