DA Davidson Reaffirms Neutral Rating for Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by stock analysts at DA Davidson in a note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $150.00 target price on the enterprise software provider’s stock. DA Davidson’s price objective would indicate a potential downside of 0.77% from the company’s previous close. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Oracle’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.63 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Oracle from $210.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Oracle from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Oracle from $205.00 to $175.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Citigroup raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $176.85.

Oracle Stock Up 4.8 %

ORCL stock opened at $151.17 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $166.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $169.49. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $112.78 and a fifty-two week high of $198.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. The company has a market cap of $422.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.07.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $14.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.40 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 133.25% and a net margin of 21.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.41 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Oracle will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Safra Catz sold 345,174 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.56, for a total value of $64,050,487.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,118,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $207,565,931.52. The trade was a 23.58 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 42.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northstar Financial Companies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $344,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 37,976 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,328,000 after buying an additional 4,420 shares during the last quarter. Campbell Deegan Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth $233,000. Lighthouse Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth $573,000. Finally, Capstone Triton Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Capstone Triton Financial Group LLC now owns 9,878 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,646,000 after purchasing an additional 773 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.