Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Shares Down 1.7% on Analyst Downgrade

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s share price traded down 1.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday after DA Davidson lowered their price target on the stock from $300.00 to $200.00. DA Davidson currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Oracle traded as low as $185.63 and last traded at $196.9260. 29,493,734 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 84% from the average session volume of 16,036,073 shares. The stock had previously closed at $200.28.

ORCL has been the subject of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Oracle from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $319.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,610,859.20. The trade was a 20.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This trade represents a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 204,254 shares of company stock worth $60,227,807 in the last ninety days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 130.0% in the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 76.9% during the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $561.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $268.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $237.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. Oracle’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 46.30%.

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.