Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Trading 1.6% Higher on Analyst Upgrade

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s stock price was up 1.6% during trading on Thursday after Oppenheimer upgraded the stock from a market perform rating to an outperform rating. Oppenheimer now has a $185.00 price target on the stock. Oracle traded as high as $152.50 and last traded at $150.26. Approximately 20,391,383 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 23% from the average daily volume of 26,629,873 shares. The stock had previously closed at $147.89.

ORCL has been the topic of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Mizuho set a $400.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $205.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.94.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded Oracle to Outperform with a $185 price target, citing attractive valuation after the sell‑off — this analyst call helped lift buyer interest. It’s time to buy Oracle shares after the sell-off, says Oppenheimer (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle extended and expanded its title partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing in a multi‑year deal, highlighting OCI’s traction in high‑performance data and AI use cases — a commercial win that supports the cloud/AI growth narrative. Oracle Red Bull Racing Extends Title Partnership (PR Newswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Additional analyst support (Wells Fargo/broker notes and other upgrades) and commentary highlighting Oracle’s valuation have drawn buy‑the‑dip interest from investors positioning for a cloud/AI recovery. Oracle rises after upgrade at Oppenheimer (Seeking Alpha)
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other analyst pieces compare Oracle to other AI‑related names (e.g., Micron), placing Oracle’s opportunity in context of sector rotation — useful for relative valuation but not an immediate stock mover. The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Micron Technology, Oracle, Meta, NVIDIA and SoftBank (Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech market momentum (ahead of major AI earnings) has lifted software/cloud peers, providing a tailwind for Oracle alongside sector rotation into AI names. Technology Leads US Equities Higher Ahead of Nvidia’s Results (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: A surge of securities‑fraud class action notices and law‑firm alerts (multiple suits filed or publicized) allege investor harm tied to Oracle disclosures for the June–Dec 2025 period — this legal overhang increases headline risk and could pressure the stock if litigation develops. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors… (PR Newswire)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple other firms (Kessler Topaz, Rosen, Bronstein, Robbins, Bernstein, Levi & Korsinsky, etc.) have issued filing deadlines and lead‑plaintiff notices, reinforcing the size and visibility of the litigation wave. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Kessler Topaz (MarketWatch)
• Negative Sentiment: Analyses flag concerns that Oracle’s heavy capex and AI infrastructure spending could weigh on near‑term margins and funding needs — a fundamental worry that underpins some of the recent sell‑off. Is Oracle Stock Losing Its AI Edge? (Forbes)

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $4,336,031,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 2,062.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800,546 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after acquiring an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised 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 worth $972,798,000 after purchasing an additional 4,482,934 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle Stock Up 1.6%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $175.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $225.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company has a market capitalization of $431.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.64.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 prior year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.59%.

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.