Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Price Down 2.5% on Insider Selling

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) shares were down 2.5% during mid-day trading on Friday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $148.00 and last traded at $148.68. Approximately 35,951,163 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 31% from the average session volume of 27,531,395 shares. The stock had previously closed at $152.46.

Specifically, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was 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 directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. UBS Group increased their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Arete Research set a $255.00 target price on Oracle and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company 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 assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s record $638 billion backlog continues to support long-term revenue visibility, suggesting demand for its cloud infrastructure and AI services remains strong. Oracle’s Contract Backlog Swells: Is Long-Term Revenue Growth Secured?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Health announced a partnership with Theator to automate surgical reporting using AI and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, highlighting new real-world use cases for its AI platform. Oracle Health (ORCL), Theator Partner to Automate Surgical Reporting with AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street sentiment remains broadly positive, with one article citing 36 buy ratings and a view that Oracle could have significant upside if AI demand continues to compound. Wall Street Has 36 Buy Ratings on Oracle. Here’s How We See 47% Upside
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI IPO delay fears added to the AI sector selloff, weighing on Oracle along with other AI-linked names as investors reassessed near-term enthusiasm for the trade. OpenAI May Push Back Highly-Anticipated IPO to 2027, Slamming SoftBank and Oracle Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary also focused on Oracle’s aggressive AI spending and job cuts, with critics arguing the company is becoming more capital intensive while trying to justify its valuation. Oracle’s AI Spend Outruns Cloud Revenues: What’s Ahead for the Stock?

Oracle Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $428.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.50, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $189.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $175.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The company’s revenue was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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 analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.31%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Xponance Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the third quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares in the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,677,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 28.6% in the third quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $311,497,000 after purchasing an additional 246,243 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its position in Oracle by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,928,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1,945.8% during the 3rd quarter. KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd now owns 92,736 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $26,081,000 after purchasing an additional 88,203 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.