Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Has Average Target Price of $249.27

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation, thirty-seven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $249.27.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. CLSA assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, July 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $145.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Stephens raised Oracle from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $185.00 to $213.00 in a research note on Monday, November 2nd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Oracle from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 11th.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $115.96 on Wednesday. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $109.21 and a fifty-two week high of $250.25. The company has a market cap of $350.64 billion, a PE ratio of 18.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.79. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $139.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $155.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.71 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.35%.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle received the strongest valuation grade among seven major technology companies in a comparison following the sector selloff, potentially drawing interest from investors looking for relative value. Article: Oracle beats Microsoft and Amazon on a key Wall Street metric
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank lowered its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate to $6.63 from $6.73, but kept its Sector Outperform rating and $205 price target. The estimate cut tempers, but does not reverse, the analyst’s positive stance. Article: Scotiabank revises Oracle EPS estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s annual stockholder meeting is scheduled for November 18; the announcement did not identify a new business or earnings development. Article: Oracle’s annual meeting of stockholders
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly winding down its arrangement to rent AI computing capacity from Oracle. The news adds to concern that major customers may reassess AI infrastructure spending and could weigh on expectations for Oracle’s cloud growth. Article: Microsoft is winding down Oracle deal to rent AI cloud capacity
• Negative Sentiment: Broader doubts about the AI data-center build-out are also pressuring sentiment. Reports cite possible changes to OpenAI’s capacity plans, political scrutiny of data-center construction, and debt tied to a Stargate project—risks that could challenge the expected returns on Oracle’s substantial infrastructure investment. Article: OpenAI weighs smaller data-center plans

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at $27,730,207.11. This represents a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,538,096.50. This represents a 6,410.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 0.8% in the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 14,680,278 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,151,395,000 after acquiring an additional 123,294 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 3.1% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 13,670,982 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,877,026,000 after purchasing an additional 409,531 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Oracle by 3.0% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,251,059 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,949,363,000 after purchasing an additional 384,984 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,447,648,000 after purchasing an additional 144,087 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,586,492 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,262,827,000 after purchasing an additional 147,048 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud services, and enterprise applications. Its products help organizations manage data, run business operations, and build and deploy applications.

Oracle’s offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and cloud-based applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain management, and customer experience. The company also provides software support, consulting, and related services.

Founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories, Oracle serves businesses and public-sector organizations across geographies worldwide.