Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Trading Down 1.5% – What’s Next?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s share price was down 1.5% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $192.19 and last traded at $195.3390. Approximately 18,194,123 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 4% from the average daily volume of 17,525,785 shares. The stock had previously closed at $198.38.

Key Stores Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big backlog, strong cloud growth and infrastructure wins give revenue visibility — analysts and bulls point to a massive RPO (> $500B) and rapid OCI growth that underpin long‑term upside. I’m Buying What Oracle Is Building
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic wins (TikTok JV as cloud provider, Michigan data‑center project moving forward) validate Oracle’s “sovereign cloud” and infrastructure play that could capture regulated customers. Forget The Chips: Oracle Wins Phase 2 of AI
• Positive Sentiment: Some Street bulls remain bullish — Dan Ives and several firms maintain buy/price‑target upgrades arguing cloud/data‑center momentum could push shares higher. Will Oracle Stock Hit $250 in 2026? Dan Ives Thinks So.
• Neutral Sentiment: Media coverage and analyst notes remain mixed — many buy ratings coexist with widely dispersed price targets, adding to volatility as investors weigh timing of RPO conversion into revenue. Oracle Corporation Stock Opinions on TikTok U.S. Joint Venture Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Reports the TikTok deal would leave Oracle with less control than expected spooked traders — reduced operational influence weakens the perceived strategic benefit. Oracle Stock Slides Following Reports Of Limited Control In TikTok Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Heightened worry about leverage and aggressive AI/data‑center spending — commentators and Jim Cramer have flagged the company as “debt‑laden,” driving risk‑off trading. Jim Cramer Says “Right Now, the Biggest Ambush in This Market Comes from Oracle”
• Negative Sentiment: Broader narrative of “AI bubble” rotation — stories framing Oracle as the face of bubble fears are pressuring sentiment despite the company’s contracts and growth metrics. How Oracle Went from AI Darling to Being the Face of Bubble Fears

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on ORCL. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.72.

Oracle Stock Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $232.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $242.77. The firm has a market cap of $561.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at $43,018,756.98. This trade represents a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 121,345 shares of company stock valued at $34,409,340. 40.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Oracle by 130.0% in the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.