Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Shares Down 1.5% – Time to Sell?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s share price fell 1.5% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $192.19 and last traded at $195.3390. 18,194,123 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 4% from the average session volume of 17,525,785 shares. The stock had previously closed at $198.38.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big backlog, strong cloud growth and infrastructure wins give revenue visibility — analysts and bulls point to a massive RPO (> $500B) and rapid OCI growth that underpin long?term upside. I’m Buying What Oracle Is Building
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic wins (TikTok JV as cloud provider, Michigan data?center project moving forward) validate Oracle’s “sovereign cloud” and infrastructure play that could capture regulated customers. Forget The Chips: Oracle Wins Phase 2 of AI
• Positive Sentiment: Some Street bulls remain bullish — Dan Ives and several firms maintain buy/price?target upgrades arguing cloud/data?center momentum could push shares higher. Will Oracle Stock Hit $250 in 2026? Dan Ives Thinks So.
• Neutral Sentiment: Media coverage and analyst notes remain mixed — many buy ratings coexist with widely dispersed price targets, adding to volatility as investors weigh timing of RPO conversion into revenue. Oracle Corporation Stock Opinions on TikTok U.S. Joint Venture Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Reports the TikTok deal would leave Oracle with less control than expected spooked traders — reduced operational influence weakens the perceived strategic benefit. Oracle Stock Slides Following Reports Of Limited Control In TikTok Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Heightened worry about leverage and aggressive AI/data?center spending — commentators and Jim Cramer have flagged the company as “debt?laden,” driving risk?off trading. Jim Cramer Says “Right Now, the Biggest Ambush in This Market Comes from Oracle”
• Negative Sentiment: Broader narrative of “AI bubble” rotation — stories framing Oracle as the face of bubble fears are pressuring sentiment despite the company’s contracts and growth metrics. How Oracle Went from AI Darling to Being the Face of Bubble Fears

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “sell” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $380.00 to $290.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.72.

Oracle Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $232.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $242.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market cap of $561.23 billion, a PE ratio of 36.72, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 37.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total transaction of $641,958.02. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 29,225 shares in the company, valued at $8,443,394.75. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 121,345 shares of company stock valued at $34,409,340. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter worth $28,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.