Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-eight analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, twenty-eight have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $268.2703.

ORCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wedbush dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Oracle from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $164.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is getting fresh support from analysts, with William Blair adding the stock to its Conviction List and KeyBanc reiterating confidence in Oracle’s AI cloud expansion. Both notes suggest investors may be underestimating the company’s growth runway in cloud infrastructure and AI-related spending. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Gains Momentum After Inclusion on William Blair’s Conviction List
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s recent product announcements, including Fusion Agentic Applications and Oracle Manager Edge, highlight continued AI integration across cloud software, which could help support future revenue growth and customer adoption. Oracle Helps Organizations Scale Effective Leadership with Oracle Manager Edge
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles say Oracle is attracting investor attention as a possible bargain after its sharp pullback, with commentary focused on valuation, cloud momentum, and the possibility of a longer-term rebound if execution stays strong. Oracle (ORCL) Stock Still Looks Like A Bargain As Its 5 Year Return Hits 89%
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is also facing investor concerns about the economics of its AI data-center buildout, including risks tied to profitability, capital spending, and free cash flow. That debate is weighing on sentiment even though cloud revenue growth remains strong. Oracle mulls AI data center-related risks, profitability in filing
• Negative Sentiment: Recent coverage also points to Oracle’s sharp stock slide and a difficult stretch for the shares, suggesting the market is still worried about heavy AI infrastructure spending and its impact on near-term margins and cash flow. Oracle stock’s worst month since 1990: What’s breaking Larry Ellison’s empire?

Oracle Stock Down 2.3%

ORCL opened at $143.20 on Thursday. Oracle has a 1-year low of $134.57 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $187.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock has a market cap of $412.49 billion, a PE ratio of 24.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.72.

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. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Oracle by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,216,915 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,286,953,000 after purchasing an additional 495,146 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.