DA Davidson Increases Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Price Target to $200.00

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) had its target price upped by stock analysts at DA Davidson from $180.00 to $200.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the enterprise software provider’s stock. DA Davidson’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 25.71% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on ORCL. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday. Melius Research set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.06.

Oracle Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $159.09 on Wednesday. Oracle has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $457.09 billion, a PE ratio of 28.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.66. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $166.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $218.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.19.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 60.00% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Analysts expect that Oracle will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farmers National Bank raised its stake in Oracle by 40.9% in the fourth quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 7,047 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,374,000 after buying an additional 2,046 shares during the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $369,000. Meadowbrook Advisors Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,091,000. DUTCH ASSET Corp acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,515,000. Finally, Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $750,000. 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: 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.