Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Rating Upgraded by Stephens

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) was upgraded by investment analysts at Stephens from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Briefing.com reports. The brokerage currently has a $213.00 price target on the enterprise software provider’s stock. Stephens‘s price objective points to a potential upside of 63.22% from the company’s current price.

ORCL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector outperform” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut their target price on shares of Oracle from $155.00 to $110.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $290.00 target price (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $249.27.

Oracle Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $130.50 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. Oracle has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $265.81. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $141.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $157.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $394.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.45, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.79.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a net margin of 26.36% and a return on equity of 48.85%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.47 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle will post 6.72 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,762,956.90. This represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $139.35 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. This represents a 6,410.26% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock worth $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 14,680,278 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,151,395,000 after purchasing an additional 123,294 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Oracle by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,251,059 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,949,363,000 after purchasing an additional 384,984 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its position in Oracle by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,878,184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,447,648,000 after purchasing an additional 144,087 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Oracle by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,586,492 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,262,827,000 after purchasing an additional 147,048 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its position in Oracle by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 8,516,878 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,248,148,000 after purchasing an additional 81,700 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company’s offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.