Mizuho Cuts Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Price Target to $320.00

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $400.00 to $320.00 in a report released on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the enterprise software provider’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, March 13th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $265.77.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $152.88 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.29. Oracle has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $439.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.45, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Oracle will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 72,223 shares of company stock valued at $13,689,064 in the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Stance Capital LLC raised its position in Oracle by 52.7% in the fourth quarter. Stance Capital LLC now owns 7,023 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,369,000 after acquiring an additional 2,424 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter worth $3,280,000. AMG Asset Management Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $211,000. Bank of New Hampshire raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 11,061 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,156,000 after buying an additional 917 shares during the period. Finally, Lane Brothers & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $204,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness — Guggenheim reiterated its Buy and a $400 target, arguing Oracle’s AI buildout sets up a future cash‑flow inflection, supporting the long‑term bull case. Why Guggenheim Sees Oracle’s AI Buildout
• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank and other analysts remain optimistic after Oracle’s beat‑and‑raise quarter and cloud revenue strength, which underpins buy ratings and supports upside expectations. Earnings Beat and Deutsche Bank Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Product and commercial wins — new AI assistant features for Oracle Simphony POS and expanded mobile/venue ordering broaden go‑to‑market for Oracle’s industry cloud suites, potentially driving incremental revenue. Oracle AI Smart Assistant for Restaurants
• Neutral Sentiment: AI/capex tradeoff — coverage and multiple articles note Oracle is spending heavily to build AI data centers and infrastructure (a deliberate growth strategy that could compress free cash flow short term while supporting long‑term scale). Investors should weigh growth vs. near‑term cash burn. Oracle Isn’t Done Spending Big on AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Backlog dynamics — Oracle’s large backlog was highlighted as both a potential multi‑year revenue tailwind and a source of execution risk; important for revenue recognition and guidance credibility. Oracle’s Backlog: Potential Windfall or Ticking Time Bomb?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑litigation notices — several law firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, Schall, Frank R. Cruz, Howard G. Smith) have announced class action inquiries related to a June–Dec 2025 period; legal overhang increases uncertainty and could lead to settlements or expenses. Rosen Law Firm Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Customer concentration concern — articles cite investor worry about heavy dependence on OpenAI business, which has pressured the stock as investors fret over concentration risk. Concerns Around the OpenAI Concentration
• Negative Sentiment: Layoff and restructuring headlines — reports of potential layoffs (20k–30k) and a $500M increase in restructuring costs add execution and morale risk, and raise near‑term cost volatility. Layoff Plan Raises Questions

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.