Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wedbush

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) was upgraded by Wedbush to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Friday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $229.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.56.

Oracle Trading Down 1.6%

Oracle stock opened at $173.51 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $499.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.15, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.60. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $154.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $192.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle will post 6.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at about $4,336,031,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 2,062.4% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,227,252 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,595,072,000 after buying an additional 8,800,546 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in Oracle by 29.3% during 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 buying an additional 6,826,299 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Oracle by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,070,674,000 after buying an additional 5,841,584 shares during the period. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its position in Oracle by 882.3% during the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 4,991,010 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $972,798,000 after buying an additional 4,482,934 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and framed Oracle as a foundational AI infrastructure play, setting a $225 price target that signals substantial upside vs. current levels. Wedbush Crowns Oracle a Foundational AI Infrastructure Play With a $225 Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush’s Dan Ives publicly said Wall Street is underestimating Oracle and suggested the stock could materially outperform, a bullish narrative that supports longer‑term expectations for AI backlog monetization. Oracle Stock Could Double, Ives Says
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle continues to expand AI and cloud partnerships (e.g., Google Cloud database agent, DENSO collaboration, and large financing plans for data‑center buildouts) that underpin its AI infrastructure thesis and potential multicloud revenue growth. Oracle And Google Cloud Link AI To Keep Enterprise Data On Oracle
• Neutral Sentiment: Several retail and advisory writeups are repeating bullish theses (safe stock / long‑term AI upside) that may support buy‑and‑hold demand but are unlikely to move price until revenue/capex visibility improves. Is Oracle Corporation (ORCL) A Good Stock To Buy Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators highlight rotation into software names as a thematic tailwind for ORCL, but note the path is bumpy and dependent on broader risk sentiment. Follow the Flow: 3 Stocks Absorbing the Market’s Biggest Rotation
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Oracle cancelled a large Super Micro order (estimated $1.1B–$1.4B) triggered immediate selling and raised questions over timing/scale of Oracle’s server purchases and supply‑chain relationships. Oracle stock falls 3%: why this analyst still sees upside
• Negative Sentiment: Broader coverage warns Oracle’s aggressive AI data‑center spending is straining financing markets and investor patience, feeding concerns about execution risk and balance‑sheet strain. Oracle’s Deluge of AI Debt Pushes Wall Street to the Limit
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target and holds an Equal‑Weight stance, a reminder some sell‑side shops remain cautious and that not all analysts are aligned with the bullish backlog story. ORCL price target lowered by Morgan Stanley

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.