Oracle (ORCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also offers cloud-based industry solutions for various industries; Oracle application licenses; and Oracle license support services. In addition, it provides cloud and license business' infrastructure technologies, such as the Oracle Database and MySQL Database; Java, a software development language; and middleware, including development tools and others. The company's cloud and license business' infrastructure technologies also comprise cloud-based compute, storage, and networking capabilities; and Oracle autonomous database, MySQL HeatWave, Internet-of-Things, digital assistant, and blockchain. Further, it provides hardware products and other hardware-related software offerings, including Oracle engineered systems, enterprise servers, storage solutions, industry-specific hardware, virtualization software, operating systems, management software, and related hardware services; and consulting and customer services. The company markets and sells its cloud, license, hardware, support, and services offerings directly to businesses in various industries, government agencies, and educational institutions, as well as through indirect channels. The company has a collaboration with Amdocs Limited to empower customers on their journey towards cloud and digital adoption. Oracle Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $243.62 to $249.16
• 50-Day Range: $176.33 to $256.52
• 52-Week Range: $118.86 to $260.87
• Volume: 6.75 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $699.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 57.34
• Dividend Yield: 0.80%
• Price Target: $227.04
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Oracle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oracle scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 217th out of 1,336 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Oracle has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 23 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Oracle has been the subject of 27 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Oracle are expected to grow by 12.20% in the coming year, from $5.00 to $5.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Oracle is 57.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oracle is 57.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 52.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Oracle has a PEG Ratio of 3.71. 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 33.31. 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

1.26% 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 1.6, 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 0.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Oracle has a dividend yield of 0.81%, which is in 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 46.08%. 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 35.65% next year. This indicates that Oracle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.93

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.26% 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 1.6, 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 0.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.03

News Sentiment

Oracle has a news sentiment score of 1.03. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 130 news articles for Oracle this week, compared to 78 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 138 people have searched for ORCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -3% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

111 people have added Oracle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 41% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Oracle insiders have sold 76,973.53% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $112,258.00 in company stock and sold $86,521,198.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

42.20% 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 $166.64 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ORCL shares have increased by 49.3% and is now trading at $248.86.

How were Oracle's earnings last quarter?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June, 11th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.06. The business's revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Oracle have any subsidiaries?

Oracle subsidiaries include these companies: Adi Insights, Verenia, Federos, Cerner, GloriaFood, FarApp, Nor1, and more.

Who are Oracle's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Oracle include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.85%), State Street Corp (2.62%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.29%) and Norges Bank (0.70%). Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Edward Screven, Safra Catz, Jeffrey Henley, Jeffrey Berg, Michael D Sicilia, Michael J Boskin, Clayton M Magouyrk, Leon E Panetta, Maria Smith, Naomi O Seligman, Rona Alison Fairhead and George H Conrades.
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: 6/11/2025
• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2025
• Today: 8/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2026

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: $227.04
• High Price Target: $325.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 34 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 49.77
• P/E Growth: 3.71
• Net Income: $12.44 billion
• Net Margins: 21.68%
• Pretax Margin: 24.67%
• Return on Equity: 87.34%
• Return on Assets: 8.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.07
• Current Ratio: 0.75
• Quick Ratio: 0.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $57.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 12.18
• Cash Flow: $6.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 37.13
• Book Value: $7.47 per share
• Price / Book: 33.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,808,830,000
• Free Float: 1,623,505,000
• Market Cap: $699.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.43