NYSE:ORCLOracle Stock Price, Forecast & News

$52.78

+0.16 (+0.30 %)

(As of 05/26/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$52.65

Now: $52.78▼

$53.68

50-Day Range

$49.40

MA: $52.77▼

$54.62

52-Week Range

$39.71

Now: $52.78▼

$60.50

Volume11.20 million shs

Average Volume13.36 million shs

Market Capitalization$166.45 billion

P/E Ratio16.60

Dividend Yield1.82%

Beta0.9

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. The company also licenses its Oracle Database for storage, retrieval, and manipulation of data; and Oracle Fusion Middleware software to build, deploy, secure, access, extend, and integrate business applications, as well as automate business processes. In addition, it provides a range of development tools, identity management, and business analytics software solutions for mobile computing development to address the development needs of businesses; Java, a software development language; and big data solutions. Further, the company provides Oracle Engineered Systems, servers, storage, industry-specific hardware, and hardware support products, as well as operating systems, virtualization, management, and other hardware-related software. Additionally, it provides consulting services, including IT strategy alignment, enterprise architecture planning and design, initial software implementation and integration, application development and integration, security assessments, and ongoing software enhancements and upgrade services; and customer support and education services. The company serves businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and resellers. Oracle Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Oracle has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $53.25, Oracle has a potential upside of 0.9% from its current price of $52.78.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Oracle has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Oracle has received 1,963 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Oracle has received 1,352 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Oracle has received 59.22% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Oracle and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ORCL will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ORCL will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

4.2 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Oracle is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Oracle has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Oracle is 30.38 %. 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 26.09 % next year. This indicates that Oracle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

2.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Oracle insiders have sold 3,532.47% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $1,424,100.00 in company stock and sold $51,730,000.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
36.60% 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
47.99% of the stock of Oracle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Oracle are expected to grow by 6.05% in the coming year, from $3.47 to $3.68 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Oracle is 16.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.07.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Oracle is 16.60, 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 40.52.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Oracle has a PEG Ratio of 1.38. 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 7.88. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.52 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Prepackaged software

Sub-IndustrySystems Software

SectorComputer and Technology

Current SymbolNYSE:ORCL

Previous Symbol

CUSIP68389X10

CIK1341439

Webwww.oracle.com

Phone650-506-7000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.31

Current Ratio2.12

Quick Ratio2.12

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio16.60

Forward P/E Ratio15.21

P/E Growth1.38

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$39.51 billion

Price / Sales4.21

Cash Flow$4.42 per share

Price / Cash Flow11.93

Book Value$6.70 per share

Price / Book7.88

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.16

Net Income$11.08 billion

Net Margins27.06%

Return on Equity64.68%

Return on Assets11.43%

Miscellaneous

Employees136,000

Outstanding Shares3,153,584,000

Market Cap$166.45 billion

Next Earnings Date6/17/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Oracle's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Oracle's stock was trading at $44.72 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ORCL stock has increased by 18.0% and is now trading at $52.78. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Oracle?

27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Oracle in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 14 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Oracle.

When is Oracle's next earnings date?

Oracle is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, June 17th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Oracle.

How were Oracle's earnings last quarter?

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) released its earnings results on Thursday, March, 12th. The enterprise software provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.01. The enterprise software provider had revenue of $9.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.75 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 27.06% and a return on equity of 64.68%. Oracle's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. View Oracle's earnings history.

How often does Oracle pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Oracle?

Oracle announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Thursday, April 23rd. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 8th. View Oracle's dividend history.

How will Oracle's stock buyback program work?

Oracle announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, March 12th 2020, which allows the company to repurchase $15,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 9.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

What guidance has Oracle issued on next quarter's earnings?

Oracle issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 12th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.20-1.28 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.23.

What price target have analysts set for ORCL?

27 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Oracle's stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Oracle's stock price to reach $53.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Oracle.

Has Oracle been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about ORCL stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Oracle earned a news impact score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave 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 company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutOracle.

Are investors shorting Oracle?

Oracle saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 28,420,000 shares, an increase of 12.9% from the April 15th total of 25,170,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 14,910,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Oracle's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Oracle's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Oracle include Microsoft (MSFT), ServiceNow (NOW), VMware (VMW), Fortinet (FTNT), Symantec (SYMC), Proofpoint (PFPT), Qualys (QLYS), Progress Software (PRGS), CommVault Systems (CVLT), TiVo (TIVO) and FalconStor Software (FALC). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Oracle own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Oracle investors own include Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), General Electric (GE), AT&T (T), Bank of America (BAC) and Netflix (NFLX).

Who are Oracle's key executives?

Oracle's management team includes the following 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)

What is Oracle's stock symbol?

Oracle trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ORCL."

Who are Oracle's major shareholders?

Oracle's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (4.84%), State Street Corp (2.96%), Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (1.17%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.08%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.98%) and First Eagle Investment Management LLC (0.96%). Company insiders that own Oracle stock include Bruce R Chizen, Charles W Moorman, Dorian Daley, Edward Screven, Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey Berg, Jeffrey Henley, Mark V Hurd, Michael J Boskin, Naomi O Seligman, Renee Jo James, Safra Catz 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 Clearbridge Investments LLC, 1832 Asset Management L.P., APG Asset Management N.V., BlackRock Inc., Fisher Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, APG Asset Management N.V., and Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.. Company insiders that have sold Oracle company stock in the last year include Bruce R Chizen, Dorian Daley, Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey Berg, Mark V Hurd, Michael J Boskin, Naomi O Seligman, Renee Jo James, Safra Catz, and W Corey West. View insider buying and selling activity for Oracle.

Which major investors are buying Oracle stock?

ORCL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including California Public Employees Retirement System, Swiss National Bank, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Hexavest Inc., Artemis Investment Management LLP, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Franklin Resources Inc., and Metropolis Capital Ltd. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $52.78.

How big of a company is Oracle?

Oracle has a market capitalization of $166.45 billion and generates $39.51 billion in revenue each year. The enterprise software provider earns $11.08 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.16 on an earnings per share basis. Oracle employs 136,000 workers across the globe.

What is Oracle's official website?

The official website for Oracle is www.oracle.com.

How can I contact Oracle?

Oracle's mailing address is 500 ORACLE PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA, 94065. The enterprise software provider can be reached via phone at 650-506-7000 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff