Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Oracle Corporation has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from 38 analysts, with 25 buy recommendations and 2 strong buy recommendations.
• The company reported earnings of $1.47 per share, slightly missing expectations, while revenue was $14.93 billion, up 12.2% year over year.
• Oracle announced a $0.50 quarterly dividend, payable on October 23rd, reflecting a 0.7% yield and a payout ratio of 46.30%.

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the thirty-eight analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation, twenty-five have given a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $304.7059.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Oracle to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $363.00 to $364.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group set a $364.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $145.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th.

Oracle Trading Down 0.3%

ORCL opened at $282.68 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $258.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $202.09. Oracle has a 1-year low of $118.86 and a 1-year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $803.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Analysts expect that Oracle will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle's payout ratio is presently 46.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total value of $770,655.96. Following the sale, the director owned 31,447 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,337,214.04. The trade was a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total value of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,435,784. The trade was a 39.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 112,092 shares of company stock valued at $32,960,165 over the last quarter. 42.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the first quarter worth $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.

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