Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Trading Down 2.5% on Analyst Downgrade

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s stock price was down 2.5% during mid-day trading on Thursday after Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on the stock from $275.00 to $220.00. Stifel Nicolaus currently has a buy rating on the stock. Oracle traded as low as $158.61 and last traded at $159.0920. Approximately 36,862,468 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 29% from the average daily volume of 28,618,615 shares. The stock had previously closed at $163.12.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Mizuho set a $400.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.06.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 beat and upgraded long?term guidance — Oracle reported $17.19B revenue and $1.79 non?GAAP EPS, cloud and AI infrastructure grew sharply and management lifted FY2027 revenue guidance, a core reason shares ran higher after the print. Q3 results
• Positive Sentiment: Large contracted backlog and TikTok stake disclosed — Oracle disclosed a $553B remaining performance obligation (backlog) and filings show its ~15% stake in the U.S. TikTok JV is worth roughly $2.0–$2.2B, supporting the company’s AI revenue runway and asset value. TikTok stake value
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst moves — Wall Street reactions are mixed: several firms raised ratings/targets and upgraded after the beat (JPMorgan, Citigroup, Oppenheimer among positives) while others trimmed targets or cut upside assumptions (Baird, Stifel, Piper Sandler). That creates offsetting flows rather than a one?way catalyst. Analyst note (example)
• Neutral Sentiment: Non?related ticker note — News that “ORCL” (Oracle Commodity Holding Corp., TSXV) plans a small private placement circulated today; this is a different company and ticker collision can create short?term noise for screens and newsfeeds. Private placement (different ORCL)
• Negative Sentiment: Class?action and investor?rights suits piling up — Multiple firms have filed or are soliciting lead plaintiffs over alleged disclosures in the June–Dec 2025 period; ongoing litigation risk can pressure the stock and deter some buyers. Class action notice
• Negative Sentiment: Restructuring reserve and cash?flow/CapEx concerns — Oracle allocated an extra ~$500M for restructuring costs and the company is still in the middle of a capital?intensive AI data?center buildout; articles highlighting negative free cash flow and debt/capex risk are weighing on sentiment. Restructuring reserve

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2,062.4% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after acquiring an additional 8,800,546 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in Oracle by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 882.3% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 2.5%

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 capitalization of $457.09 billion, a PE ratio of 28.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.66. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $167.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.04.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 68.09%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.

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.