Oracle (ORCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides hardware and engineered systems—partly the result of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems—and offers consulting, implementation, managed cloud and support services to help customers deploy and operate its technology in on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

Founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates, Oracle has grown through organic product development and a series of strategic acquisitions. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, the company serves a global customer base across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions. Oracle is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ORCL. Current senior leadership includes Chief Executive Officer Safra Catz and co-founder Larry Ellison, who serves as executive chairman and chief technology officer; together they have guided Oracle’s transition into cloud computing while continuing to support its core database and enterprise software franchises.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $182.67 to $189.45
• 50-Day Range: $137.92 to $187.50
• 52-Week Range: $134.57 to $345.72
• Volume: 9.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 28.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $543.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.92
• Dividend Yield: 1.06%
• Price Target: $259.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Oracle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oracle scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 624 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Oracle has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 28 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Oracle has a consensus price target of $259.56, representing about 41.8% upside from its current price of $183.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Oracle has been the subject of 24 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Oracle are expected to grow by 3.95% in the coming year, from $6.08 to $6.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Oracle is 32.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oracle is 32.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Oracle has a PEG Ratio of 1.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Oracle has a P/B Ratio of 24.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.73% 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 0.99, 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 6.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Oracle pays a meaningful dividend of 1.11%, 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 35.91%. 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 31.65% next year. This indicates that Oracle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

Oracle has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 124 news articles for Oracle this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

329 people have searched for ORCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

152 people have added Oracle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 92% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Oracle insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,195,150.00 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.

ORCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ORCL shares performed this year?

Oracle's stock was trading at $194.87 at the start of the year. Since then, ORCL shares have decreased by 6.1% and is now trading at $183.07.

How were Oracle's earnings last quarter?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle's quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Oracle have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Oracle: Adi Insights, Verenia, Federos, Cerner, GloriaFood, FarApp, Nor1, and others.

Who are Oracle's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Oracle include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.46%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.13%), Swedbank AB (0.12%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Edward Screven, Safra Catz, Jeffrey Henley, Mark Hura, Jeffrey Berg, Clayton M Magouyrk, Michael D Sicilia, Michael J Boskin, Leon E Panetta, Maria Smith, Douglas A Kehring, Naomi O Seligman, Rona Alison Fairhead, George H Conrades, William G Parrett and Stuart Levey.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Oracle?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Oracle own?

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

• Last Earnings: 3/10/2026
• Record date for 4/24 Dividend: 4/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/24 Dividend: 4/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/24/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/10/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ORCL
• CIK: 1341439
• Web: www.oracle.com
• Phone: (737) 867-1000
• Fax: 650-506-7200
• Employees: 162,000
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Oracle: $259.56
• High Price Target: $400.00
• Low Price Target: $135.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 41 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.05
• P/E Growth: 1.72
• Net Income: $12.44 billion
• Net Margins: 25.30%
• Pretax Margin: 28.62%
• Return on Equity: 62.70%
• Return on Assets: 8.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.66
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $57.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 9.46
• Cash Flow: $7.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.96
• Book Value: $7.47 per share
• Price / Book: 25.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,876,050,000
• Free Float: 1,699,743,000
• Market Cap: $542.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.55