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Oracle (ORCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$142.58 +4.51 (+3.27%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$142.34 -0.23 (-0.16%)
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About Oracle Stock (NYSE:ORCL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$140.26
▼
$144.86
50-Day Range
$117.77
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$162.52
52-Week Range
$114.50
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$322.54
Volume
33.21 million shs
Average Volume
34.51 million shs
Market Capitalization
$431.12 billion
P/E Ratio
22.35
Dividend Yield
1.40%
Price Target
$251.72
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud services and related hardware. Its offerings help businesses manage databases, applications, data, infrastructure and other core information-technology operations.

The company is best known for its Oracle Database, along with cloud-based infrastructure and platform services. Oracle also provides enterprise applications for functions such as finance, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations. Its portfolio includes software, consulting, technical support and engineered systems designed to support business-critical workloads.

Oracle was founded in 1977 and initially built its business around relational database software. It serves customers across a broad range of industries and geographies through direct sales, cloud infrastructure and a network of partners. Co-founder Larry Ellison serves as the company’s executive chairman and chief technology officer.

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Oracle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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ORCL MarketRank™: 

Oracle scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Oracle has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 36 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Oracle has a consensus price target of $251.72, representing about 76.5% upside from its current price of $142.58.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Oracle has been the subject of 26 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Oracle's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Oracle are expected to grow by 36.62% in the coming year, from $6.69 to $9.14 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Oracle is 22.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Oracle is 22.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.28.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Oracle has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Oracle has a P/B Ratio of 6.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Oracle's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.84% of the float of Oracle has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Oracle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.36, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Oracle has recently increased by 14.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Oracle pays a meaningful dividend of 1.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Oracle has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Oracle is 31.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Oracle will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.88% next year. This indicates that Oracle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Oracle's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Oracle has a news sentiment score of 0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 132 news articles for Oracle this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    352 people have searched for ORCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    114 people have added Oracle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 46% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Oracle insiders have sold 53.34% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $3,483,750.00 in company stock and sold $5,342,123.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    40.90% of the stock of Oracle is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    42.44% of the stock of Oracle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Oracle's insider trading history.
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ORCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Oracle's stock was trading at $194.87 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ORCL shares have decreased by 26.8% and is now trading at $142.5790.

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) issued its quarterly 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's revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Oracle: Adi Insights, Verenia, Federos, Cerner, GloriaFood, FarApp, Nor1, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Oracle include CX Institutional, Coastline Trust Co, First Financial Bank Trust Division and Stonebridge Financial Group LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Edward Screven, Safra Catz, Jeffrey Henley, Mark Hura, Michael D Sicilia, Jeffrey Berg, Clayton M Magouyrk, Michael J Boskin, Maria Smith, Leon E Panetta, Douglas A Kehring, Naomi O Seligman, Stephen H Rusckowski, Rona Alison Fairhead, George H Conrades, William G Parrett and Stuart Levey.
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Shares of ORCL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Oracle investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/24 Dividend
7/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend
7/10/2026
Dividend Payable
7/24/2026
Last Earnings
9/10/2026
Today
10/03/2026
Record date for 10/23 Dividend
10/09/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend
10/09/2026
Dividend Payable
10/23/2026
AGM 2026
11/18/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/09/2026
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Software
Sub-Industry
Systems Software
Current Symbol
NYSE:ORCL
CIK
1341439
Employees
141,000
Year Founded
1977

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$400.00
Low Price Target
$110.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+76.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.79
Research Coverage
47 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.38
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.35
Forward P/E Ratio
21.31
P/E Growth
0.98
Net Income
$17.09 billion
Net Margins
26.36%
Pretax Margin
30.28%
Return on Equity
48.85%
Return on Assets
7.93%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.89
Current Ratio
1.17
Quick Ratio
1.17

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$71.78 billion
Price / Sales
6.01
Cash Flow
$9.96 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.32
Book Value
$20.58 per share
Price / Book
6.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
3,023,736,000
Free Float
1,787,028,000
Market Cap
$431.12 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.78

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This page (NYSE:ORCL) was last updated on 10/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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