The Goldman Sachs Group Upgrades Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) to “Strong-Buy”

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) was upgraded by stock analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on ORCL. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Oracle from $350.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $305.50.

Oracle Stock Performance

ORCL stock opened at $202.21 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a market cap of $580.97 billion, a PE ratio of 38.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.65. The business has a 50 day moving average of $206.42 and a 200-day moving average of $242.20. Oracle has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Oracle will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other Oracle news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares in the company, valued at $27,728,655.60. This trade represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 126,588 shares of company stock worth $33,155,596 in the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 130.0% during the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Investors Research Corp grew its stake in Oracle by 465.5% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs upgraded Oracle to a “strong‑buy,” reinforcing buy-side conviction and supporting demand in the face of recent weakness. Oracle upgraded by Goldman Sachs – Zacks
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies reiterated a bullish view and a $400 price target, citing Oracle’s positioning in AI infrastructure — a reminder that some large brokers expect sizable upside tied to AI/cloud adoption. Jefferies’ $400 Oracle (ORCL) Target Reflects Confidence in AI Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Customer win: Community Memorial Hospital selected Oracle Health (including an AI clinical agent and EHR), highlighting product traction in healthcare and recurring-revenue expansion. Such deals underpin the long‑term revenue case. Community Memorial Hospital Chooses Oracle Health – PR Newswire
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat named Oracle a leading cross‑cloud/AI infrastructure play in its “5 AI Stocks” roundup, reinforcing the narrative that Oracle can benefit from multi‑cloud AI demand. 5 AI Stocks Positioned to Win, No Matter What – MarketBeat
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks coverage shows Oracle is a trending stock among users and flags it for further investor attention, but this is descriptive rather than news-driving. Here is What to Know Beyond Why Oracle Corporation (ORCL) is a Trending Stock – Zacks
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks also highlighted Oracle in an earnings‑beat screening context (Earnings ESP), a neutral research signal that may raise expectations ahead of future results. These 2 Computer and Technology Stocks Could Beat Earnings – Zacks
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile short: Michael Burry has taken a short/put position on Oracle, a development that can pressure sentiment and trigger tactical selling or hedging flows. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Burry Takes Short Position – Blockonomi
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/market skepticism pieces argue Oracle’s AI-driven valuation is stretched and that its large debt load (from data center expansion) is a legitimate risk — these narratives weigh on multiples and investor appetite. Oracle: AI-Driven Valuation Is Overextended – Seeking Alpha
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage highlighting debt concerns and investor skepticism (Seeking Alpha, Forbes) reiterates that Oracle’s ~$95B data‑center related debt and recent underperformance vs. the market can justify caution. Oracle Is On A Roll But Debt Burden Fears Seem Valid – Seeking Alpha
• Negative Sentiment: Summaries and explainer pieces (Zacks, Forbes) try to account for recent share weakness — pointing to valuation rotation, profit‑taking after AI rallies, and macro/technical factors that likely triggered today’s downside. Here’s Why Oracle (ORCL) Fell More Than Broader Market – Zacks

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.