Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. to Overweight Rating

JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research note released on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has $210.00 price objective on the enterprise software provider’s stock, down from their previous price objective of $230.00.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 target price on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. 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. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $267.77.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $163.30 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $167.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $219.04. Oracle has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $469.18 billion, a PE ratio of 29.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 68.09% and a net margin of 25.30%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Oracle will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,032,429.56. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Oracle by 3.5% in 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 in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after buying an additional 3,216,915 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,328,754,000 after buying an additional 665,374 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 29.3% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Oracle by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,286,953,000 after acquiring an additional 495,146 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 beat and stronger guidance: Oracle posted Q3 revenue of $17.19B and adjusted EPS $1.79 (beat), raised FY2027 revenue guidance to $90B and gave Q4 EPS guidance of $1.96–2.00 — a clear catalyst for the rally. PR Newswire
• Positive Sentiment: AI/cloud momentum: Cloud revenue surged ~44% (OCI infrastructure +84%), and remaining performance obligations/backlog jumped to ~$553B — bolstering investors’ view that Oracle is capturing durable AI infrastructure demand. PR Newswire
• Positive Sentiment: Street response: Multiple firms upgraded ratings or raised targets (e.g., JPMorgan upgraded to overweight), and analysts broadly raised estimates — supporting further upside and heavier trading/option activity. Seeking Alpha
• Neutral Sentiment: TikTok US stake disclosure: A filing values Oracle’s stake in the U.S. TikTok JV at roughly $2B — a modest non-core asset signal that has limited immediate earnings impact but affects overall asset mix. Reuters
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend declared: Oracle announced a $0.50 quarterly dividend (record Apr 9) — supports income investors but is not the main driver of the rally. MarketBeat / Earnings Release
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy capex & cash-flow pressure: Oracle is executing a multiyear ~$50B AI/data-center buildout; free cash flow has turned sharply negative in the near term (reports cite a large cash burn), which raises financing and execution risks. Fortune
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder litigation: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs for securities class actions tied to prior disclosure periods (lead-plaintiff deadlines forthcoming) — legal risk that can distract management and create potential liabilities. Newsfile / Rosen Law
• Negative Sentiment: Project setbacks and financing questions: Reports note at least one canceled/paused data-center expansion with OpenAI and ongoing scrutiny over debt levels — these items keep execution and financing risk on the table despite strong bookings. InsiderMonkey

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.