Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Receives Sector Perform Rating from Royal Bank Of Canada

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)‘s stock had its “sector perform” rating restated by stock analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. They presently have a $190.00 target price on the enterprise software provider’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 20.75% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on ORCL. Wedbush lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday. Moffett Nathanson set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.68.

Oracle Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $157.35 on Friday. Oracle has a 1-year low of $114.50 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The business’s 50 day moving average is $139.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $453.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.00, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $625,454,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. increased its position in Oracle by 8.7% during the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 79,008 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,579,000 after buying an additional 6,296 shares during the period. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board lifted its stake in Oracle by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.6% in the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 80,686 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,825,000 after acquiring an additional 3,584 shares during the period. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 870.0% in the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 671,452 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $128,012,000 after acquiring an additional 602,230 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded HPE networking partnership supports AI buildout. Oracle will deploy HPE Juniper routing, switching, telemetry and support equipment across its global AI data centers in a multiyear, gigawatt-scale agreement. HPE also issued Oracle warrants to buy more than 4 million HPE shares for approximately one cent each, potentially aligning the two companies around future infrastructure expansion. HPE and Oracle Deepen Networking Collaboration to Accelerate Gigawatt-Scale AI Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud growth expectations are setting a high but potentially favorable earnings bar. Oracle is reportedly guiding for roughly 58%–64% cloud growth, while investors will watch whether bookings, remaining performance obligations and AI demand translate into revenue. Oracle previously reported quarterly revenue of $19.18 billion, up 20.6% year over year, and exceeded EPS expectations. Oracle Guides for 58-64% Cloud Growth — Here’s the Bar for Sept. 10
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to see substantial upside. Jefferies maintained a Buy rating despite reducing its target to $290, arguing that AI cloud growth could outweigh leverage concerns. Other published targets remain well above the current trading range, helping attract bargain hunters after Oracle’s steep decline from its 2025 peak. Oracle Stock Could Be Software’s Next Big Winner

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.