Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Shares Up 2.7% – Should You Buy?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s stock price was up 2.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $148.70 and last traded at $145.72. 43,065,091 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 45% from the average session volume of 29,631,799 shares. The stock had previously closed at $141.85.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain broadly bullish on Oracle, suggesting the stock’s recent underperformance has not materially changed expectations for its long-term growth outlook. Do Wall Street Analysts Like Oracle Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud ERP and database software remain key growth drivers, supporting the view that Oracle’s recurring cloud revenue and enterprise technology offerings can continue expanding. Oracle: Cloud ERP And Oracle Database Software Driving Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle secured a joint electronic health-record rollout with Ontario hospitals Baycrest and Sunnybrook, adding a healthcare implementation win that could support future software revenue and customer references. Oracle Lands Joint Ontario Hospital EHR Rollout
• Positive Sentiment: Michael Burry reportedly closed his short position in ORCL, while sizable call-option activity indicates some traders continue to position for a rebound. Michael Burry Closes ORCL Short Position
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s $0.50 quarterly dividend and Larry Ellison’s large dividend receipt highlight the company’s shareholder-return profile, but the payment is unlikely to be a near-term stock catalyst. Larry Ellison’s Oracle Dividend
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and credit-market observers are increasingly concerned that borrowing to finance Oracle’s AI infrastructure expansion is driving leverage higher and could push its credit rating toward junk status. Rising debt costs and weaker financial flexibility are significant risks for the stock. Oracle’s AI Expansion and Credit Rating Risk
• Negative Sentiment: A separate analysis likewise flags debt, leverage and “too big to fail” concerns, reinforcing investor fears that the scale and funding of Oracle’s AI buildout may pressure valuation even as revenue grows. Oracle Debt Concerns

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on ORCL. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Oracle from $285.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Arete Research set a $255.00 price objective on shares of Oracle and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.97.

Oracle Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $161.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $163.06. The stock has a market cap of $413.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle 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 transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. DDD Partners LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $1,677,000. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its position in Oracle by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares during the period. Planning Center Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 142.2% in the 4th quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 6,376 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,243,000 after acquiring an additional 3,743 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 42,616 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,306,000 after purchasing an additional 5,692 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 870.0% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 671,452 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $128,012,000 after acquiring an additional 602,230 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.