Clayton Magouyrk Sells 10,000 Shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) CEO Clayton Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 144,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. The trade was a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Oracle Trading Up 1.0%

Oracle stock opened at $197.24 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $566.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.66. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $228.57 and a 200 day moving average of $242.60. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat: “Phase 2” of the AI cycle — Oracle is benefitting as the infrastructure provider (TikTok JV as anchor tenant, Michigan data‑center update, RPO of ~$523B and strong OCI/GPU growth) — this gives revenue visibility and a path to monetize the massive backlog. Forget The Chips: Oracle Wins Phase 2 of AI
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness — Wedbush’s Dan Ives and other bullish notes argue accelerating cloud/data‑center conversions could re‑rate ORCL toward higher targets, giving investors a narrative for further upside. Will Oracle Stock Hit $250 in 2026? (Barchart)
• Positive Sentiment: Investor writeups highlighting backlog and OCI momentum — detailed coverage (Seeking Alpha/MarketBeat) underscores multi‑year contracts and rapid OCI GPU revenue growth, reinforcing the case that capex is revenue‑backed rather than speculative. I’m Buying What Oracle Is Building (Seeking Alpha)
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst/market commentary — some broker notes stay constructive while media pieces document investor confusion about OCI execution and project timelines; that tends to mute immediate momentum until clearer confirmations arrive. Citizens Stays Constructive on Oracle (MSN)
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector tone is slightly bullish — broader tech/AI forecasts lift sentiment for peers including ORCL, but sector moves can both help and exaggerate swings. AVGO, ORCL and MU Forecast (FXEmpire)
• Negative Sentiment: Deal‑control concerns on TikTok JV — reports that U.S. investors may have less influence than expected raise doubts about the commercial upside and have pressured the stock. Oracle Stock Slides Following Reports Of Limited Control In TikTok Deal (Benzinga)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and leverage concerns — recent director/CEO share sales plus commentary (TipRanks, Jim Cramer) highlighting heavy debt and aggressive capex amplify downside risk if the data‑center buildout or cash‑conversion lags. Naomi Seligman Sells 2,223 Shares (InsiderTrades) How Oracle Went from AI Darling to Being the Face of Bubble Fears (TipRanks)

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ORCL. Barclays set a $310.00 price objective on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Melius Research upped their price target on Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Erste Group Bank cut shares of Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $307.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,275,378,000. Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Oracle by 2,062.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after purchasing an additional 8,800,546 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 168,960,500 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $47,518,451,000 after buying an additional 4,681,626 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 333.7% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,238,006 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,473,137,000 after buying an additional 4,030,382 shares during the period. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth $731,512,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.