Oracle’s (ORCL) Overweight Rating Reiterated at Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald reissued their overweight rating on shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) in a research report report published on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a $284.00 target price on the enterprise software provider’s stock.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on ORCL. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, September 4th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $241.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.05.

Oracle Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $150.13 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $141.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.52. Oracle has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $329.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $432.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a return on equity of 47.43% and a net margin of 26.36%.The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Oracle will post 6.6 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 31.35%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in Oracle by 14,636.4% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 382,756,945 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $56,093,030,000 after purchasing an additional 380,159,589 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Oracle during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,336,031,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $1,911,930,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,874,070,000 after buying an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 882.3% during 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 buying an additional 4,482,934 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reported adjusted EPS of $1.92 versus the $1.74 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 29.6% year over year to approximately $19.35 billion, beating expectations. Surging cloud revenue boosted Oracle’s quarterly results
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud infrastructure revenue surged 121% to about $7.4 billion, and remaining performance obligations reached a record $664 billion. AI infrastructure contracts reportedly exceed $30 billion, providing substantial revenue visibility. Oracle Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Cloud Growth Accelerates
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2027 outlook to at least $90 billion in revenue and $8.10 in adjusted EPS. Analysts also noted that expiring AI contracts are renewing at prices roughly 20% higher, suggesting durable demand for Oracle’s computing capacity. Oracle Says Its Expiring AI Contracts Are Renewing 20% Higher
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reactions remain broadly constructive, with several firms reiterating Buy or Outperform ratings, although some price targets were reduced to reflect valuation and financing risks.
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle is maintaining capital expenditures of roughly $90 billion to $95 billion for fiscal 2027. Free cash flow remained negative, and investors are concerned that debt and equity financing could delay the payoff from its AI investments. Oracle Nearly Erases 7% Jump Despite $664 Billion AI Backlog
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risks persist: a New Mexico data-center project has faced delays, and Oracle’s profitability and efficiency have not yet fully reflected the scale of its AI demand.

About Oracle

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.