Oracle’s (ORCL) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at Sanford C. Bernstein

Sanford C. Bernstein restated their buy rating on shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) in a report published on Friday.

ORCL has been the topic of a number of other reports. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $207.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six 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.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $251.72.

Oracle Trading Down 3.3%

ORCL stock traded down $4.46 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $132.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 33,832,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,463,391. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $142.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $160.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $322.54. The stock has a market cap of $401.07 billion, a PE ratio of 20.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.67 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, CEO Michael Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 182,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,730,207.11. The trade was a 10.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in Oracle by 29.3% in 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 purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 14,539,366 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,815,242,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148,698 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 9.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 13,477,803 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,626,959,000 after acquiring an additional 1,137,264 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Oracle by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,866,075 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,507,727,000 after purchasing an additional 927,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,447,648,000 after acquiring an additional 144,087 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s cloud infrastructure revenue more than doubled, while its reported $664 billion backlog supports the long-term growth case for AI computing and cloud services. Analysts and investors see significant upside if the company can convert that backlog into revenue without excessive cash burn. Oracle Reports a $664 Billion Backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, posting $1.92 in earnings per share on $19.35 billion of revenue, with revenue up 29.6% year over year. Bullish commentary also highlights a potentially attractive valuation after the stock’s decline. Is Oracle Stock a Buy Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is integrating with Swift’s blockchain ledger to help banks connect tokenized deposits across institutions, creating a potential opportunity in digital payments and financial infrastructure. Oracle Integration with Swift’s Ledger
• Neutral Sentiment: Some comparisons favor Dell, whose AI backlog and capital-light model may offer better near-term economics than Oracle’s more expensive data-center expansion. This reinforces that Oracle’s upside depends on successful execution. ORCL vs. DELL
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI data-center spending is consuming cash and increasing leverage. Michael Burry and other commentators have compared Oracle’s capital intensity with past technology bubbles, while Oracle-linked bonds have reportedly weakened and traded at yields above 8%. Michael Burry on Oracle’s Cash Flow
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle invoked force majeure on a Project Jupiter data-center site because of permitting delays, raising questions about project timing, financing and future capital commitments. Oracle Invokes Force Majeure on Project Jupiter
• Negative Sentiment: Additional pressure comes from higher oil prices and Treasury yields, a broader selloff in software stocks after Meta’s enterprise-AI push, and renewed PeopleSoft breach reports that could hurt confidence in Oracle’s security. Why Is Oracle Stock Falling?

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.