Scotiabank Cuts Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Price Target to $215.00

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) had its target price trimmed by Scotiabank from $241.00 to $215.00 in a report published on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a sector outperform rating on the enterprise software provider’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on ORCL. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday. CLSA began coverage on Oracle in a research note on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Finally, Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $164.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.05.

Oracle Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $150.13 on Wednesday. Oracle has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $329.50. The company has a market cap of $432.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.74. 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 50-day moving average price of $141.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.39.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.85% and a net margin of 26.36%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, 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 transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its position in Oracle by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Sherman Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.5% in the first quarter. Sherman Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,054 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.3% in the first quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its position in Oracle by 0.8% during the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 7,836 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,153,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Oracle by 1.9% during the second quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,086 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $675,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reported adjusted EPS of $1.92 versus the $1.74 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 29.6% year over year to approximately $19.35 billion, beating expectations. Surging cloud revenue boosted Oracle’s quarterly results
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud infrastructure revenue surged 121% to about $7.4 billion, and remaining performance obligations reached a record $664 billion. AI infrastructure contracts reportedly exceed $30 billion, providing substantial revenue visibility. Oracle Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Cloud Growth Accelerates
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2027 outlook to at least $90 billion in revenue and $8.10 in adjusted EPS. Analysts also noted that expiring AI contracts are renewing at prices roughly 20% higher, suggesting durable demand for Oracle’s computing capacity. Oracle Says Its Expiring AI Contracts Are Renewing 20% Higher
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reactions remain broadly constructive, with several firms reiterating Buy or Outperform ratings, although some price targets were reduced to reflect valuation and financing risks.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is maintaining capital expenditures of roughly $90 billion to $95 billion for fiscal 2027. Free cash flow remained negative, and investors are concerned that debt and equity financing could delay the payoff from its AI investments. Oracle Nearly Erases 7% Jump Despite $664 Billion AI Backlog
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risks persist: a New Mexico data-center project has faced delays, and Oracle’s profitability and efficiency have not yet fully reflected the scale of its AI demand.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.

The company’s products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.