Oracle (ORCL) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Oracle (NYSE: ORCL):

• 4/1/2025 – Oracle is now covered by analysts at Westpark Capital. They set a “buy” rating and a $195.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/31/2025 – Oracle had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $220.00 to $190.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/19/2025 – Oracle is now covered by analysts at Stephens. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $167.00 price target on the stock.
• 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.

Oracle Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $142.05 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65. The company has a market cap of $397.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.73, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.07. Oracle Co. has a 52 week low of $112.78 and a 52 week high of $198.31. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $162.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $170.02.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released 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). Oracle had a net margin of 21.16% and a return on equity of 133.25%. The firm had revenue of $14.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.40 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.41 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Oracle Co. will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 yield of 1.41%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 46.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, CEO Safra Catz sold 2,101,154 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.35, for a total value of $389,448,893.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,118,592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $207,331,027.20. The trade was a 65.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Winch Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 89.7% in the 4th quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Synergy Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.