Oracle (ORCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Oracle Corporation is a global technology company specializing in the development and delivery of enterprise software solutions and cloud infrastructure services. Founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates, the company pioneered the commercial relational database market and has since expanded its portfolio to include a wide range of business applications and platform services. Oracle’s flagship offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and a suite of cloud applications encompassing enterprise resource planning (ERP), human capital management (HCM), supply chain management (SCM) and customer relationship management (CRM).

In the realm of cloud computing, Oracle has positioned itself as a provider of both infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS). The Oracle Autonomous Database, an innovative self-driving, self-securing and self-repairing database service, is designed to reduce manual administration and improve performance and reliability. Complementing its database technology, Oracle’s cloud portfolio offers computing, storage, networking, analytics and security services that support mission-critical enterprise workloads, data warehousing, and emerging technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Oracle serves a diverse customer base across multiple industries—including financial services, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, manufacturing and the public sector—operating in more than 175 countries. The company maintains a network of data centers around the world to ensure high availability, data sovereignty and compliance with regional regulations. Oracle’s global ecosystem also includes partnerships with system integrators, independent software vendors and managed service providers that help organizations implement and optimize Oracle solutions.

Leadership at Oracle is headed by Chief Executive Officer Safra Catz, with co-founder Larry Ellison serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer. Under their stewardship, Oracle has pursued an aggressive strategy of product innovation, cloud expansion and selective acquisitions to strengthen its position in enterprise software and cloud markets. The company continues to invest in research and development to drive next-generation technologies and enable customers to modernize their IT environments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $306.92 to $329.50
• 50-Day Range: $222.89 to $329.10
• 52-Week Range: $118.86 to $345.72
• Volume: 44.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 29.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $935.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 76.18
• Dividend Yield: 0.61%
• Price Target: $303.44
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Oracle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oracle scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 654 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 2.81, and is based on 25 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Oracle has a consensus price target of $303.44, representing about 7.8% downside from its current price of $329.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Oracle has been the subject of 25 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 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 76.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 298.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oracle is 76.18, 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 451.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Oracle has a PEG Ratio of 3.34. 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 44.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.31% 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 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Oracle has recently decreased by 3.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Oracle has a dividend yield of 0.65%, 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 46.30%. 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

1.31% 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 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Oracle has recently decreased by 3.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Oracle has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 284 news articles for Oracle this week, compared to 77 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

405 people have searched for ORCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 187% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

195 people have added Oracle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% 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 19,578.33% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $112,258.00 in company stock and sold $22,090,505.00 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 stock has increased by 97.5% and is now trading at $329.10.

How were Oracle's earnings last quarter?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.01. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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?

Oracle's top institutional shareholders 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, George H Conrades and William G Parrett.
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

• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2025
• Last Earnings: 9/09/2025
• Today: 9/22/2025
• Record date for 10/23 Dividend: 10/09/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend: 10/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/23/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2025
• 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: $303.44
• High Price Target: $410.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 35 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 76.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 65.82
• P/E Growth: 3.34
• Net Income: $12.44 billion
• Net Margins: 21.08%
• Pretax Margin: 24.43%
• Return on Equity: 72.93%
• Return on Assets: 8.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.33
• Current Ratio: 0.62
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $57.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 16.29
• Cash Flow: $7.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 46.15
• Book Value: $7.47 per share
• Price / Book: 44.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,841,710,000
• Free Float: 1,642,511,000
• Market Cap: $935.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.46