Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Trading Down 4.3% – Here’s What Happened

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) traded down 4.3% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $190.81 and last traded at $193.5340. 22,335,737 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 17% from the average session volume of 19,088,904 shares. The stock had previously closed at $202.29.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and trade press highlight Oracle as a leading cross-cloud AI play with sizable upside potential; MarketBeat argues Oracle’s cross-cloud positioning and a swollen backlog support strong multi?year upside. 5 AI Stocks Positioned to Win, No Matter What
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage citing KeyBanc and other analysts sees Oracle as undervalued after the sell?off; some reports point to large upside (KeyBanc’s ~$300 target / ~48% upside scenarios). Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Top Analyst Sees 48% Upside After Recent Sell-Off
• Positive Sentiment: Investor note: Seeking Alpha reiterates a bullish thesis tied to Oracle’s backlog and potential large cloud/AI deals (e.g., Meta/others), arguing execution on hyperscaler and AI contracts could re-rate the stock. Oracle: Meta Compute Reaffirms Bullish Thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary pieces (24/7 Wall St.) list reasons Oracle can climb in 2026 (TikTok deal, reducing pessimism on debt/OpenAI exposure) — supportive context but not immediate catalysts. 2 Big Reasons Why Oracle Stock Can Climb Higher in 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Bondholders filed a proposed class action alleging Oracle made misleading statements in the offering documents for the Sept. $18B debt sale tied to its AI buildout — this raises legal, disclosure and reputational risk and is the primary near?term sell?off catalyst. Oracle sued by bondholders over losses tied to AI buildout
• Negative Sentiment: Related coverage (PYMNTS) highlights the same lawsuit and investor claims about misleading offering docs; the combination of aggressive, debt?funded capex and potential litigation costs keeps downward pressure on sentiment. Lawsuit Alleges Oracle Made Misleading Statements Around Debt Sale for AI Infrastructure

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on ORCL. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Stephens lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their target price on Oracle from $360.00 to $260.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.50.

Oracle Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $206.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $242.20. The stock has a market cap of $556.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 126,588 shares of company stock worth $33,155,596. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in Oracle by 7.6% during the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,113,526,000 after purchasing an additional 360,000 shares in the last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. grew its holdings in Oracle by 626.1% in the third quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,817 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $835,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,201,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cascade Investment Group Inc. purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth $239,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

About Oracle

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.