Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Earns “Buy” Rating from Argus

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Argus in a report released on Monday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $225.00 price objective on the enterprise software provider’s stock. Argus’ price objective suggests a potential upside of 49.87% from the company’s current price.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on ORCL. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday. Wedbush dropped their price objective on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on Oracle from $241.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $255.24.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $150.13 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $432.45 billion, a PE ratio of 23.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.74. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $141.08 and a 200-day moving average of $160.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.12. Oracle has a one year low of $114.50 and a one year high of $329.50.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 47.43%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Oracle

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter worth $35,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison canceled a plan to sell up to 50 million shares, worth approximately $7.5 billion. No shares were sold, and Oracle said Ellison has no other current plans to sell, removing a potential source of selling pressure and providing a vote of confidence from a major insider. Larry Ellison cancels plan to sell Oracle stock
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s AI infrastructure demand remains strong. Reports said the company delivered about 850 megawatts of AI capacity and added more than 300,000 GPUs in its latest quarter, while fleet utilization reached 97.9%—evidence that customers are using available capacity and supporting the company’s AI growth thesis. Oracle’s AI Chips Ran 97.9% Utilized Last Quarter
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains favorable. Barclays raised its Oracle price target to $252 and maintained an Overweight rating, citing strong fiscal first-quarter growth and improved funding conditions. Bank of America also reiterated a Buy rating despite acknowledging substantial AI-related spending. Barclays resets Oracle stock price target
• Neutral Sentiment: The Ellison announcement came only one day after a filing disclosed the planned sale. Although the cancellation is generally supportive for supply and insider-confidence concerns, the abrupt reversal has become a major focus for traders and may contribute to short-term volatility. Oracle Stock Drops on Surprising Larry Ellison Announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Oracle’s AI buildout will require heavy capital expenditures, financing, and additional debt, potentially delaying free-cash-flow recovery. Those concerns have overshadowed the company’s earnings beat, 29.6% year-over-year revenue growth, and sizable AI backlog. BofA reiterates buy on a cloud giant burning through cash
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is also being affected by a broad technology selloff, with chip and memory stocks falling sharply as Nasdaq futures weakened. While software shares benefited from easing AI-disruption fears, the wider risk-off environment has kept ORCL volatile. Intel, AMD, Marvell, Oracle, CrowdStrike, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market

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.