Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Shares Down 1.9% – What’s Next?

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) fell 1.9% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $189.39 and last traded at $189.86. 16,091,135 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 15% from the average session volume of 19,026,000 shares. The stock had previously closed at $193.61.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s reported RPO (remaining performance obligations) surge to roughly $523B quadruples year‑over‑year, giving multi‑year revenue visibility tied to cloud and AI contracts. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst pieces argue the selloff has created upside opportunity — KeyBanc and other bullish takes point to valuation and potential cloud deal catalysts. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle is expanding its Nashville footprint and plans thousands of cloud jobs, signaling continued investment in infrastructure even as execution timing matters. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Local reporting says Oracle’s “world HQ” in Nashville has struggled to attract the expected office headcount, a cultural/operational detail that is unlikely to move fundamentals but adds to execution narratives. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bondholders have filed suits claiming Oracle misled investors about the need for additional debt to fund its AI buildout; Reuters and other outlets say the litigation centers on losses tied to an $18B note offering. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Separate reporting and filings allege misleading statements in the debt offering documents around Oracle’s AI infrastructure plan, intensifying legal risk and investor scrutiny. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage highlights stress in the bond market and rising debt‑risk metrics for Oracle, which could pressure credit spreads and raise concerns about aggressive, debt‑funded capex for AI. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms (Portnoy, Schall and others) have launched investor probes and invited class‑action participation, increasing legal headline risk and potential remediation costs. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile shorts and negative investor commentary — including reports that Michael Burry has positioned against ORCL — add selling pressure and can amplify volatility. Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.50.

Oracle Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $545.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.65. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $205.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $241.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 126,588 shares of company stock worth $33,155,596. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 7.6% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,113,526,000 after acquiring an additional 360,000 shares during the last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. increased its position in Oracle by 626.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC increased its position in Oracle by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,817 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Oracle by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,201,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cascade Investment Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $239,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.