Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Given “Market Outperform” Rating at Citizens Jmp

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)‘s stock had its “market outperform” rating reissued by Citizens Jmp in a report issued on Wednesday, Benzinga reports. They presently have a $285.00 price objective on the enterprise software provider’s stock. Citizens Jmp’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 75.36% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on ORCL. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 4th. Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, June 8th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.68.

Oracle Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of ORCL opened at $162.52 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $468.13 billion, a PE ratio of 27.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.74. Oracle has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day moving average of $140.26 and a 200 day moving average of $160.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after buying an additional 768 shares in the last quarter. United Bank raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after buying an additional 963 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 19.2% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after buying an additional 8,530 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are becoming more bullish ahead of earnings. Guggenheim reportedly named Oracle its “best idea” and set a $400 price target, while other firms cited accelerating cloud growth and a large contracted backlog. Guggenheim Calls Oracle Stock Its Best Idea
• Positive Sentiment: Investor enthusiasm is centered on Oracle’s roughly $638 billion cloud-infrastructure backlog and its role in supporting OpenAI’s expanding AI ecosystem. The launch of OpenAI’s latest model has renewed expectations that Oracle can convert AI contracts into long-term cloud revenue. Oracle’s Stock Gets a Boost as the OpenAI Ecosystem Comes Back Into Favor
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s ability to deploy AI infrastructure quickly is another bullish factor: Bloom Energy delivered power to an Oracle data center in 55 days, highlighting the importance of speed as customers compete for AI capacity. Bloom Energy Delivered Power to an Oracle Data Center in 55 Days
• Neutral Sentiment: Thursday’s results are the immediate catalyst. Wall Street reportedly expects approximately 28% revenue growth, with investors focused on cloud-services growth, remaining performance obligations, backlog conversion, and management’s outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: The stock’s options market is implying an unusually large post-earnings move, signaling elevated expectations and risk rather than a clear directional forecast. Oracle Could Swing by $47.8 Billion After Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Oracle’s AI expansion requires heavy capital spending and additional debt. Rising leverage, financing costs, and weak free-cash-flow conversion could limit the value of its large backlog. Oracle’s $638 Billion Backlog Meets Its Balance Sheet
• Negative Sentiment: European regulators have issued an early warning regarding Oracle’s cloud licensing practices, creating a potential regulatory overhang. Separately, reported insider activity shows selling rather than purchases, which may temper bullish sentiment.

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.