Oracle Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, sells, hosts, and supports application, platform, and infrastructure solutions for information technology (IT) environments worldwide. The company provides services in three primary layers of the cloud: Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Infrastructure as a Service. It offers human capital and talent management, enterprise resource planning, customer experience and relationship management, procurement, supply chain management, project portfolio management, business analytics and enterprise performance management, and industry-specific application software, as well as financial management and governance, and risk and compliance applications.
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Employees136,000
Next Earnings Date3/12/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Oracle's stock symbol?
Oracle trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ORCL."
How often does Oracle pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Oracle?
Oracle announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Thursday, January 23rd. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 8th. View Oracle's Dividend History.
How will Oracle's stock buyback program work?
Oracle declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, September 11th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $15,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 8.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Oracle's earnings last quarter?
Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) issued its earnings results on Thursday, December, 12th. The enterprise software provider reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.02. The enterprise software provider had revenue of $9.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.65 billion. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.80 earnings per share. View Oracle's Earnings History.
When is Oracle's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for ORCL?
28 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Oracle's shares. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate Oracle's stock price to reach $57.55 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Oracle.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Oracle?
28 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Oracle in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 18 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Oracle.
Has Oracle been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about ORCL stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Oracle earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the enterprise software provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Oracle.
Who are some of Oracle's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Oracle own?
Who are Oracle's key executives?
Oracle's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Lawrence J. Ellison, Co-Founder, Chairman & CTO (Age 75)
- Ms. Safra Ada Catz, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Mr. Mark Vincent Hurd, CEO & Director (Age 62)
- Mr. Edward Screven, Chief Corp. Architect (Age 53)
- Mr. Douglas A. Kehring, Exec. VP of Corp. Operations & Head of Corp. Devel. (Age 46)
Who are Oracle's major shareholders?
Oracle's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.94%), Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (1.22%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.06%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (0.96%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.75%) and Longview Partners Guernsey LTD (0.70%). Company insiders that own Oracle stock include Bruce R Chizen, Dorian Daley, Edward Screven, Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey Berg, Jeffrey Henley, Mark V Hurd, Michael J Boskin, Naomi O Seligman, Renee Jo James, Thomas Kurian and W Corey West. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Oracle.
Which major investors are selling Oracle stock?
ORCL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Polen Capital Management LLC, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, FMR LLC, Boston Partners, Jensen Investment Management Inc., CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, State Street Corp and FIL Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Oracle company stock in the last year include Bruce R Chizen, Dorian Daley, Edward Screven, Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey Berg, Jeffrey Henley, Mark V Hurd, Michael J Boskin, Naomi O Seligman, Renee Jo James and W Corey West. View Insider Buying and Selling for Oracle.
Which major investors are buying Oracle stock?
ORCL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Sound Shore Management Inc. CT, DNB Asset Management AS, AJO LP, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Fiera Capital Corp and Renaissance Technologies LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Oracle.
How do I buy shares of Oracle?
Shares of ORCL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Oracle's stock price today?
One share of ORCL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.47.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Oracle (NYSE ORCL)
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