Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Price Down 1.4% – Here’s Why

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s stock price fell 1.4% on Monday . The company traded as low as $192.64 and last traded at $195.2780. 14,349,318 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 18% from the average session volume of 17,451,186 shares. The stock had previously closed at $197.99.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Marketbeat says Q4 (reported in Q1 2026) could be a broad bullish catalyst for the S&P 500, with AI leaders and tech guidance/lift expected to support stocks including Oracle; this macro/sector tailwind can help ORCL sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Marketbeat includes Oracle in a short list of stocks expected to start 2026 strong, highlighting Oracle’s AI stack, model neutrality and a growing remaining performance obligation that could drive revenue as new data centers come online. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: PYMNTS reports public‑sector interest in agentic AI for 2026; Oracle public‑sector leads note agencies want actionable, agentic solutions and strong data organization — a potential demand stream for Oracle’s cloud/AI services. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains largely bullish: numerous recent Buy/Outperform ratings and a median 6‑month price target well above current levels support upside if Oracle executes on AI/cloud scale. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Phillip Securities raised Oracle’s 2026 capex forecast to $50B — a sign of confidence in OCI/full‑stack AI leadership but also a material increase in spending that investors will scrutinize for timing and returns. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Seeking Alpha coverage of high‑yield Oracle bonds (≈7%) flags investor interest in debt instruments — useful for yield seekers but also indicative of credit/leveraging concerns that influence equity risk pricing. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report investor pressure as Oracle’s AI commitments stretch the balance sheet — headlines cite rising debt, heavy capex, delayed data‑center builds and profit‑execution risk, which are key reasons for today’s downside. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Social‑media summaries and QuiverQuant note heavy insider selling and a >40% drop from September peaks; that selling and visible investor skepticism amplify downside risk while Oracle finishes infrastructure rollouts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Jim Cramer and related coverage highlight reported slowdowns in data‑center construction — any delays to capacity that underpin Oracle’s AI revenue ramps would materially slow projected cash flows and justify market caution. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ORCL has been the topic of several research reports. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Erste Group Bank lowered Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 target price on the stock. DA Davidson reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $355.00 to $270.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.72.

Oracle Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $224.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $243.35. The company has a market cap of $561.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the sale, the director owned 25,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 131,346 shares of company stock worth $36,129,646 in the last three months. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Swiss National Bank raised its position in Oracle by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,113,526,000 after buying an additional 360,000 shares during the last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 626.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after acquiring an additional 9,948 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $835,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $7,201,000 after acquiring an additional 1,515 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cascade Investment Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $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.