Oracle (ORCL) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 3/12/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $194.00 to $160.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle was given a new $145.00 price target on by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $214.00 to $175.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $212.00 to $202.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $210.00 to $190.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $200.00 to $185.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at DA Davidson. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $140.00 to $135.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $195.00 to $175.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $205.00 to $175.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $175.00 to $150.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $175.00 to $170.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $210.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Oracle was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating.
• 3/5/2025 – Oracle had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Guggenheim. They now have a $220.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – Oracle was upgraded by analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating.
• 2/19/2025 – Oracle was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/11/2025 – Oracle was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/10/2025 – Oracle was downgraded by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald to an “overweight” rating.
• 2/1/2025 – Oracle was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/24/2025 – Oracle was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/22/2025 – Oracle had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities. They now have a $205.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Oracle is now covered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They set an “overweight” rating and a $214.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – Oracle was upgraded by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald to a “strong-buy” rating. They now have a $214.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – Oracle was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Oracle Stock Up 4.8 %

ORCL stock opened at $151.17 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $166.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $169.49. Oracle Co. 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 the consensus estimate of $1.49 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $14.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.41 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Oracle Co. will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This is a positive change from Oracle’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.32%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.12%.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, CEO Safra Catz sold 345,174 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.56, for a total transaction of $64,050,487.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,118,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $207,565,931.52. This represents a 23.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 42.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 157,411,949 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $26,231,127,000 after acquiring an additional 2,296,069 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Oracle by 2.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 70,441,556 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $12,003,241,000 after purchasing an additional 1,847,561 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 38,002,902 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $6,332,803,000 after buying an additional 156,269 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,814,302 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,954,961,000 after buying an additional 619,619 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 20,202,421 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,366,531,000 after buying an additional 1,722,037 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.