Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Trading Down 3.5% – Time to Sell?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s share price traded down 3.5% on Friday . The company traded as low as $142.10 and last traded at $145.0910. 36,286,019 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 35% from the average session volume of 26,864,783 shares. The stock had previously closed at $150.31.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer upgraded ORCL to Outperform and set a $185 price target, citing strong long‑term EPS growth potential from Oracle’s cloud and AI investments; that upgrade helped lift shares earlier in the week. Oppenheimer Raises Oracle to Outperform
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle extended and expanded its title partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing — a multi‑year deal that embeds Oracle Cloud and AI tools trackside and boosts the company’s AI‑cloud narrative and global brand exposure. Oracle Red Bull Racing Deal Puts AI Cloud Story In Spotlight
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and some brokerages have a generally constructive stance on ORCL (consensus around “moderate buy”), reflecting confidence that Oracle’s R&D and cloud investment can drive durable growth. Oracle Receives Consensus Rating of Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Market‑level tech strength and a few bullish writeups explained a mid‑week bump in Oracle shares, but those moves were modest and tied to broader sector sentiment ahead of major AI/semiconductor earnings. Why Oracle Stock Bumped Higher on Wednesday
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have announced class actions and investor‑alert deadlines related to Oracle securities (same alleged class period), creating legal overhang and potential litigation costs that are pressuring the stock. Rosen Law Firm Investor Alert
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst pieces and investor commentary flag risks from heavy AI capex and the need to fund large infrastructure spending — warnings that Oracle must show concrete returns on this investment to justify current valuation. These concerns (and a “3 red flags” opinion piece) are weighing on sentiment. 3 Red Flags Investors Should Consider Before Buying Oracle Stock

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $260.00 to $220.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.94.

Oracle Stock Down 3.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of $416.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.27, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.64. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $175.22 and its 200-day moving average is $224.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 37.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 290.9% in the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $28,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.