Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Price Up 1.7% – Should You Buy?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s share price traded up 1.7% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $146.34 and last traded at $144.9230. Approximately 13,224,577 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 54% from the average daily volume of 29,017,359 shares. The stock had previously closed at $142.45.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citi turns bullish after the selloff. Citigroup placed Oracle on a 90-day positive catalyst watch, arguing that the decline has been overdone and that strong AI-cloud demand could support a rebound. Citi reportedly maintained a Buy rating and a $330 price target, helping drive renewed buying interest. Citi Calls Oracle Stock’s Plunge a Buying Opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Large backlog and government contract support the growth outlook. Oracle’s contracted backlog reportedly reached approximately $638 billion, substantially exceeding annual revenue, while an expansion of its U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs electronic-health-record contract could add as much as $17 billion in value. These developments reinforce the company’s cloud, AI and public-sector growth story. Oracle Secures VA Contract Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle received industry recognition. Gartner named Oracle a Leader in its 2026 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Management Suites, citing its ability to execute and completeness of vision for Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM. Oracle Named a Gartner Leader
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings remain the decisive test. Analysts see potential for a breakout if Oracle demonstrates that AI demand is converting into revenue and cash flow, but a disappointing outlook could trigger another setback. The company’s previous quarter exceeded consensus estimates, with revenue up 20.6% year over year.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy investment creates execution and financing risks. Oracle must spend aggressively on data-center infrastructure before much of its contracted AI revenue is recognized, putting pressure on near-term cash flow and profitability. Wider software-market volatility and uncertainty surrounding OpenAI—an Oracle AI-data-center partner—remain additional risks. Oracle’s Backlog and Cash Burn

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Arete Research set a $255.00 target price on shares of Oracle and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on Oracle from $319.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.97.

Oracle Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $142.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $160.60. The company has a market cap of $429.59 billion, a PE ratio of 25.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,664,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the third quarter valued at $35,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. 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.