Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Price Down 1.7% – Time to Sell?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) shares traded down 1.7% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $186.15 and last traded at $189.5820. 18,941,117 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 14% from the average session volume of 16,656,666 shares. The stock had previously closed at $192.84.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $275 price target, highlighting large multi‑year data‑center lease contracts (reported as ~ $1.2B per month) and strength in multicloud/AI solutions — supportive for Oracle’s longer‑term cloud revenue trajectory. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is listed among investors participating in ByteDance’s U.S. TikTok JV deal; while not a major earnings driver, the strategic tie could be viewed as a governance/strategic win and a small source of upside to investor sentiment. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed an EPS beat and 14% revenue growth, and management pointed to backlog and cloud momentum as the lift for future quarters — fundamentals look solid but forward revenue recognition depends on data centers coming online. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary frames Oracle as a cloud infrastructure play with potential second‑half 2026 upside if signed contracts convert to revenue; analysts’ longer‑term consensus remains above current levels, leaving room for recovery if execution continues. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and coverage have flagged Oracle’s debt‑funded $50B+ AI/data‑center capex plan, negative cash flow and high leverage — concerns that heavy spending and slower near‑term cash conversion could pressure the stock until revenue from new capacity ramps. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: RBC cut its price target to $195 from $250 and kept a Sector Perform rating, signaling more cautious near‑term expectations despite acknowledging 2026 as pivotal for AI‑driven growth — a downgrade that likely weighed on sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Technical selling: Oracle’s chart recently formed a “death cross” (50‑day MA below 200‑day MA), a bearish signal that can accelerate outflows from technical traders and some funds. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term positioning is mixed — options and intraday activity show bearish leaning and higher trading volume, amplifying downside pressure while investors wait for clearer cash‑flow improvement. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on ORCL shares. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “sell” rating and a $175.00 target price for the company. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.94.

Oracle Trading Down 1.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $211.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $242.33. The firm has a market cap of $544.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued 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 return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 value 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $5,927,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,528,700. This trade represents a 51.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 146,346 shares of company stock valued at $39,082,996. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tompkins Financial Corp grew its holdings in Oracle by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 10,738 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,093,000 after buying an additional 1,234 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. lifted its stake in Oracle by 20.1% during the 4th quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 44,372 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $8,649,000 after acquiring an additional 7,415 shares in the last quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 3,087 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $602,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 23,829 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,645,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,186 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,596,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.