Oracle’s (ORCL) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at TD Cowen

TD Cowen reiterated their buy rating on shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $240.00 price objective on the enterprise software provider’s stock.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 price objective (down from $320.00) on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 10th. President Capital reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $360.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $190.00 to $165.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $285.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $248.41.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE ORCL opened at $130.50 on Thursday. Oracle has a twelve month low of $114.50 and a twelve month high of $265.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The stock has a market cap of $394.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.45, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.78. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $141.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $157.19.

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

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.35%.

Insider Activity at Oracle

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $118,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 19.2% during the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 53,659 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $6,770,000 after purchasing an additional 8,655 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Oracle by 143.3% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,175 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $161,000 after purchasing an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. SFI Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 11.6% during the third quarter. SFI Advisors LLC now owns 1,925 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ascent Group LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 1.0% during the third quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 31,890 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $4,379,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s investor-day outlook remains the main bullish catalyst. Management is targeting at least $225 billion in fiscal 2030 revenue, approximately $21 in fiscal 2030 EPS, and $30 billion in free cash flow by fiscal 2029. The company also reported exceptionally strong AI bookings and cloud backlog growth, suggesting demand for its AI infrastructure remains robust. Oracle Stock Forecast – Analysts React to Strong FY30 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle pledged to limit additional capital-market funding to approximately $20 billion through fiscal 2030, addressing concerns that its data-center expansion could require unrestrained borrowing and share issuance. Analysts including Bank of America, TD Cowen, and Piper Sandler have maintained bullish ratings and substantial price targets. Oracle Analyst Day Eases Funding Concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Fiscal 2027 guidance calls for $8.10 EPS, ahead of the $7.86 consensus, but the $90 billion revenue forecast is slightly below the $90.4 billion analyst estimate. This leaves investors focused on whether AI bookings convert into reported revenue and cash flow over the next two quarters. Oracle Just Told Investors What Many Already Knew
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s AI expansion has produced deeply negative free cash flow and required roughly $48 billion of debt and equity funding in fiscal 2026. Investors remain skeptical that the projected cash-flow turnaround will arrive quickly enough, particularly given Oracle’s debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Oracle Caps New Capital Raising
• Negative Sentiment: Broader technology weakness and concerns about lower-than-expected big-tech capital spending have pressured AI infrastructure stocks. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s criticism of businesses dependent on leasing AI capacity to a small number of customers also raised questions about Oracle’s customer concentration and infrastructure economics. Satya Nadella Criticizes AI Capacity Rental Models

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.