Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) CEO Sells $3,420,173.58 in Stock

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total value of $3,420,173.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL traded down $4.76 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $144.44. 22,584,953 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 30,638,724. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $142.39 and a 200 day moving average of $160.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $436.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.74. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $114.50 and a 1 year high of $322.54.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 6.67 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $175.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, September 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $190.00 to $165.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 11th. Scotiabank reduced their target price on Oracle from $241.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $285.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $252.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $625,454,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 79,008 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,579,000 after acquiring an additional 6,296 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its position in shares of Oracle by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 76,590 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $14,928,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 4.6% during the 2nd 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, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 37.9% in the 1st quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 43,004 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,326,000 after purchasing an additional 11,820 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded its Digital Assets Data Nexus, adding payment execution integrations, wallet and smart-contract controls, Swift Ledger integration, and AI-assisted risk oversight. The offering could help banks modernize digital-money operations and create additional demand for Oracle’s banking software. Oracle Expands Digital Assets Data Nexus
• Positive Sentiment: New Oracle Health initiatives apply AI to oncology electronic health records, revenue-cycle management, and life-sciences research. These products may strengthen Oracle’s position in healthcare technology and support longer-term recurring cloud revenue. Oracle Oncology EHR
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is collaborating with the Buck Institute on aging research using Oracle Life Sciences Data Intelligence, while a Wipro partnership expands managed pharmacovigilance services. The deals support Oracle’s strategy of monetizing real-world healthcare data and specialized cloud workloads. Oracle and Buck Institute Collaboration
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s reported 50,000-GPU deployment and relationship with AMD highlight strong AI infrastructure demand, but investors are still assessing whether the resulting revenue and returns can justify the required capital spending. AMD and Oracle GPU Deployment
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy debt issuance to fund data-center and AI expansion is reportedly carrying a 37-basis-point financing premium. Higher borrowing costs could pressure cash flow and reduce the near-term returns from Oracle’s cloud investments. Oracle AI Debt Financing Costs
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of more than 500 layoffs in Oracle’s cloud infrastructure division, including engineers and data-center support staff, raise questions about operating efficiency, workforce requirements, and execution during rapid expansion. Oracle Cloud Layoffs

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.

The company’s products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.