Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Upgraded at The Goldman Sachs Group

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) was upgraded by research analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

ORCL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stephens increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on Oracle from $364.00 to $339.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.50.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $204.69 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company has a market cap of $588.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $207.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $242.25. Oracle has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72.

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. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Oracle will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total transaction of $11,065,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 126,588 shares of company stock valued at $33,155,596. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 28.8% in the 4th quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. now owns 1,711 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 6,128 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,194,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Byrne Asset Management LLC grew its position in Oracle by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 5,248 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,023,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. World Equity Group Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 27.9% in the 4th quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 1,553 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $303,000 after buying an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Wealth Management Group LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 5,097 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $993,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies reaffirmed a Buy rating and a $400 price target, citing confidence in Oracle’s positioning for AI infrastructure — a signal that institutional research sees meaningful upside from Oracle’s cloud/AI strategy. Jefferies’ $400 Oracle (ORCL) Target Reflects Confidence in AI Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts/upgrades remain bullish on ORCL (coverage noted in roundups), reinforcing demand-side expectations for AI/cloud revenue growth and helping lift the stock. Upgrades: Analysts are Still Bullish on Nvidia (NVDA), Crowdstrike (CRWD) and Oracle (ORCL) Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle announced a healthcare customer win: Community Memorial Hospital will implement Oracle Health Foundation EHR and the Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent — a tangible enterprise adoption case for Oracle’s AI-driven healthcare stack. Customer wins help validate commercial traction and recurring revenue potential. Community Memorial Hospital Chooses Oracle Health to Enhance Patient Care and Power Operational Excellence
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle unveiled an AI-driven Retail Supply Chain Collaboration solution at NRF — another product rollout that supports cross-selling into retail customers and reinforces the company’s AI/cloud monetization narrative. Retailers Help Mitigate Risk with Oracle’s AI-Driven Supply Chain Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat and other pieces highlight Oracle as a leading cross-cloud operator with strong hyperscaler-driven gains and a large RPO pipeline — reinforcing bullish forward-growth expectations tied to AI/cloud infrastructure. 5 AI Stocks Positioned to Win, No Matter What
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile investor Michael Burry has taken short positions and put options on Oracle, publicly criticizing its cloud strategy and highlighting ~ $95B of debt tied to data-center expansion — a headline risk that fuels selling pressure and raises governance/financial-concern narratives. Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Burry Takes Short Position on Database Company

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.