Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Shares Down 1.6% – Should You Sell?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s share price fell 1.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $138.83 and last traded at $140.27. Approximately 42,898,814 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 54% from the average session volume of 27,930,967 shares. The stock had previously closed at $142.50.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle launched Oracle Manager Edge and new AI agent tools across Fusion Cloud HCM and SCM, adding AI-driven coaching and supply-chain workflow features that could make its cloud platform stickier and support future growth. Oracle (ORCL) Unveils AI Agents For Supply Chains And Manager Coaching
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair reportedly added ORCL to its conviction list, and other firms have reiterated bullish views, reinforcing the idea that Wall Street still sees Oracle as a major AI beneficiary with upside from its cloud and enterprise software businesses. If You Lack Conviction in This Market, Here’s 1 Stock William Blair Thinks Deserves Your Attention
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary also highlighted Oracle’s strong earnings visibility and attractive valuation, with analysts describing it as one of the cheaper software names that could “explode” if AI demand and cloud adoption keep accelerating. Why Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Is One of the Most Profitable Software Stocks to Buy Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s stock has also been hit by broader market worries, including renewed concerns that the AI trade may be getting ahead of fundamentals. Some recent reports say Oracle is weighing AI data-center-related risks and profitability, which may be contributing to the stock’s recent decline. Oracle mulls AI data center-related risks, profitability in filing
• Negative Sentiment: ORCL has been on a notable losing streak, with shares falling sharply from recent highs, as investors worry that AI spending may take time to pay off and that the company’s debt load could limit flexibility. Oracle Stock Is on Longest Losing Streak Since 2021 and Analysts Are Screaming ‘Buy’

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on ORCL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.27.

Oracle Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $404.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The business has a 50-day moving average of $185.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $173.35.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 34.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total transaction of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,664,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $951,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares in the last quarter. United Bank boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 15,038 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,288,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 52,856 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after buying an additional 8,530 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Company Profile

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.