Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Trading 3.1% Higher – Still a Buy?

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) were up 3.1% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $155.78 and last traded at $154.2640. Approximately 19,683,380 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 30% from the average daily volume of 28,057,883 shares. The stock had previously closed at $149.68.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reinstated coverage with a “Buy” and a $200 price target, highlighting Oracle’s large backlog and AI/cloud exposure as drivers of >30% upside potential. Bank of America Resets Oracle Price Target — Sees 30% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced Fusion Agentic Applications, expanded AI Agent Studio and AI Database features — product launches that reinforce ORCL’s enterprise AI positioning and recurring cloud revenue story. Oracle Introduces Fusion Agentic Applications
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage (Seeking Alpha / Zacks) emphasize Oracle’s multicloud strategy and strong quarter / cloud mix as a durable recurring‑revenue engine, supporting longer‑term upside. Oracle: Multicloud A Recurring Revenue Engine
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison was named to the White House tech advisory council, which could improve policy access for cloud/AI issues but has uncertain near‑term commercial impact. Trump Appoints 13 Tech Leaders to Emerging Technologies Advisory Committee
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader tech sector strength is supporting Oracle shares this session, moderating downside from company‑specific headlines. Sector Update: Tech Stocks Advance Wednesday Afternoon
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms and investor alerts flagged securities‑fraud class actions covering June–Dec 2025; the legal overhang increases uncertainty and can pressure the stock until resolved. INVESTOR ALERT: Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Investors…
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg/Reuters reported Microsoft will rent a Texas data center project that was originally tied to an Oracle/OpenAI build — a potential sign of shifting infrastructure plans that may raise questions about execution or partnerships. Microsoft to rent Texas data center dropped by Oracle and OpenAI
• Negative Sentiment: Industry analysis noting “neoclouds” and specialized AI infrastructure providers suggests rising competition in AI infrastructure, which could compress margins or require further capex/partnerships. Neoclouds: new class of specialised cloud providers entering AI infrastructure scene

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $229.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Oracle from $205.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.91.

Oracle Stock Down 0.8%

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $159.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $214.12. The company has a market capitalization of $419.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth $4,336,031,000. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2,062.4% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after buying an additional 8,800,546 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the fourth 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 buying an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after acquiring an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 882.3% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $972,798,000 after acquiring an additional 4,482,934 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.