Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of Oracle Call Options (NYSE:ORCL)

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) was the target of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Investors acquired 495,136 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 37% compared to the average daily volume of 362,031 call options.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle expanded a strategic power agreement to procure up to 2.8 GW of Bloom Energy fuel‑cell capacity to support AI/cloud data centers — a tangible move to secure power for GPU workloads and de‑risk data‑center scaling. Bloom Energy to supply up to 2.8 GW of fuel cells under expanded Oracle deal
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle rolled out new embedded/agentic AI offerings for corporate banking and other industry suites (e.g., utilities, project management), which reinforce its enterprise AI narrative and potential incremental cloud revenue. Oracle Debuts AI Agents for Corporate Banking
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy bullish options flow — unusually large call buying (about +37% vs. average) — signals short‑term trader optimism and helped accelerate intraday gains. (Options volume report)
• Neutral Sentiment: Positive press and analyst attention (features in Investopedia and other outlets) are reframing ORCL as a beneficiary of the AI-infrastructure cycle; some former skeptics are revisiting their views, supporting momentum but not guaranteeing sustained fundamentals. Why Oracle Is One of the Biggest Winners of This Week’s Rally So Far
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst interest and elevated price targets (median targets well above current levels) are supporting sentiment, but these views coexist with concerns about capital intensity and execution timing. Oracle Suddenly Looks Different: Why This Former Bear Is Taking a Second Look
• Negative Sentiment: A New York law firm announced an investigation into potential breaches of fiduciary duty involving Oracle’s directors/officers, introducing legal/PR risk that could weigh on the stock if it develops. Lowey Dannenberg P.C. Investigates Oracle Corporation for Breaches of Fiduciary Duties
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts and commentary warn the Bloom Energy commitment and Oracle’s AI/data‑center buildout are capital‑intensive and carry execution risks; that caution could limit upside if costs or deployments slip. Oracle Taps Bloom Energy to Power AI Data Centers: Hold the Stock?

Oracle Trading Up 4.8%

Shares of Oracle stock traded up $7.42 on Tuesday, reaching $163.04. 59,580,921 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,130,556. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $149.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $198.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $468.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $121.24 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The company 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%.Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Oracle will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $229.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. TD Cowen cut their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $260.71.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. This represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 290.9% in the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. 42.44% of the stock is 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.