Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Price Target Raised to $320.00 at Citigroup

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) had its price target raised by Citigroup from $310.00 to $320.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. Citigroup currently has a buy rating on the enterprise software provider’s stock.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $310.00 to $230.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Melius Research set a $160.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $268.06.

Oracle Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $159.09 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $166.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $218.63. Oracle has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $457.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.19, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 60.00%. The firm’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Oracle will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 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 Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after acquiring an additional 100,494 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 21.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares during the period. United Bank boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 6.8% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 19.2% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after purchasing an additional 8,530 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 beat and raised FY‑2027 revenue outlook — Oracle reported stronger‑than‑expected Q3 revenue and EPS with accelerating cloud/AI demand and a massive $553B backlog, which drove the post‑earnings rally. Oracle stock rockets higher on Q3 earnings beat, 2027 revenue outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Longer‑term cash‑flow thesis — A Guggenheim analyst argues Oracle’s heavy AI investments should flip to a free‑cash‑flow “waterfall” in fiscal 2029–2030, supporting a bullish multi‑year case. Guggenheim analyst predicts Oracle free cash flow ‘waterfall’ in fiscal 29-30
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher targets — Several firms responded to the print with upgrades or higher targets (Citigroup, JPMorgan and others), fueling near‑term institutional buying interest. These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Oracle After Q3 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical / momentum pullback — Despite the strong beat, the stock is struggling around key moving averages and some traders are locking in gains; that keeps near‑term volatility elevated even as fundamentals improve. Oracle Is Treading Water Below Its Moving Averages After Earnings. How Should You Play ORCL Stock Here?
• Negative Sentiment: New legal / securities‑fraud actions — Multiple law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs for class actions tied to a prior disclosure period, increasing litigation overhang and potential liability for investors. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Shareholders Who Lost Money Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target cuts and mixed research — Several shops (Baird, TD Cowen, Stifel and others) cut targets or trimmed upside despite keeping favorable ratings, signalling valuation and execution debates remain. Baird Lowers PT on Oracle (ORCL), Here’s What You Need to Know
• Negative Sentiment: Restructuring and near‑term cash pressure — Oracle disclosed an extra $500M reserve for restructuring tied to AI‑driven workforce changes; combined with massive capex for AI data centers this keeps free‑cash‑flow and debt metrics under scrutiny. Oracle Allocates Extra $500 Million to Cover Restructuring Costs

About Oracle

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.