Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Keeps Overweight Rating at Piper Sandler

Key Points

• Piper Sandler reiterated its “overweight” rating on Oracle and set a $225 price target, implying 55.76% upside from the prior close.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive: 36 analysts rate Oracle a Buy, nine recommend Hold and one recommends Sell, producing a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $248.07.
• Oracle recently exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.92 in adjusted EPS and $19.34 billion in revenue, while revenue rose 29.6% year over year; however, insiders have sold more than 36,000 shares over the past quarter.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "overweight" rating reiterated by analysts at Piper Sandler in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $225.00 price objective on the enterprise software provider's stock. Piper Sandler's price objective would indicate a potential upside of 55.76% from the stock's previous close.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on ORCL. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Oracle from $220.00 to $195.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 11th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $240.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Thirty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $248.07.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $144.46 on Thursday. The company's fifty day moving average is $142.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.85. The company has a market cap of $436.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.78. Oracle has a 12-month low of $114.50 and a 12-month high of $281.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 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 business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle's revenue 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. Equities analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, CEO Michael D. Sicilia sold 22,562 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.59, for a total transaction of $3,420,173.58. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 182,929 shares in the company, valued at $27,730,207.11. This represents a 10.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,357 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,956.90. This represents a 3.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Columbia Bank increased its position in shares of Oracle by 9.5% in the third quarter. Columbia Bank now owns 4,726 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $649,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $96,746,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 392,227 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $53,853,000 after purchasing an additional 33,125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Investment Partners LTD. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 42.0% during the 3rd quarter. Investment Partners LTD. now owns 21,824 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $2,996,000 after purchasing an additional 6,452 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.

More Oracle News

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle set an ambitious fiscal 2030 outlook for at least $225 billion in revenue, more than 35% average annual growth from fiscal 2026, a non-GAAP operating margin above 40% and non-GAAP EPS of at least $21. The targets were substantially more bullish than market expectations and supported the stock’s rally. Oracle Investor Day 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Management forecast positive free cash flow in the second half of fiscal 2028 and more than $30 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2029. It also indicated that additional fundraising for the data-center strategy would be limited to $20 billion, helping reduce investor fears that AI expansion could require substantially more borrowing or equity issuance. Oracle AI investment and cash-flow outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reaffirmed fiscal 2027 targets of at least $90 billion in revenue and $8.10 in adjusted EPS. Its large backlog, expanding cloud infrastructure business and multicloud adoption provide visibility into future growth. Oracle fiscal 2027 outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Recent partnerships with OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Snowflake and Cerebras broaden Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s AI hardware and software offering, potentially improving customer adoption and positioning Oracle as a flexible AI provider. Oracle expands AI partnerships
• Negative Sentiment: Investors still face execution and financing risks: Oracle must spend heavily on data centers before the projected cash-flow inflection, while its bonds have weakened amid concerns about AI-related debt. The stock also remains below its 200-day moving average, highlighting lingering skepticism about whether the long-term targets can be achieved. Oracle debt concerns

About Oracle

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.

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