Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Price Target Lowered to $220.00 at Scotiabank

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) had its target price cut by equities research analysts at Scotiabank from $260.00 to $220.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “sector outperform” rating on the enterprise software provider’s stock. Scotiabank’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 37.24% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Oracle from $290.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Oracle from $355.00 to $270.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $297.89.

Oracle Trading Down 2.6%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $160.30 on Tuesday. Oracle has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $460.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.13, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $193.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $236.79.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total transaction of $1,925,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. This trade represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Swiss National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 7.6% during the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 5,093,200 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,113,526,000 after buying an additional 360,000 shares during the period. Patton Fund Management Inc. lifted its position in Oracle by 626.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after acquiring an additional 9,948 shares during the period. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,817 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $835,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,937 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,201,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cascade Investment Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $239,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oracle News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large bond demand reduces financing risk — Oracle’s $25 billion bond offering drew heavy investor interest, signaling strong appetite for its debt and helping alleviate short‑term funding concerns. Oracle Stock (ORCL) Gains as $25B Bond Offering Attracts Heavy Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Broker support: Barclays reiterates Overweight and a $310 target, citing clearer financing after the proposed $45–50B raise — a buy signal from an institutional analyst that could underpin upside. Barclays Reiterates Overweight on Oracle (ORCL) After Financing Update
• Positive Sentiment: Credit stress easing — Oracle’s credit default swaps have fallen after the financing plan, and analysts call the announcement a “clearing event,” reducing downgrade fears and lowering perceived credit risk. Oracle’s credit default swaps are plummeting as financing plan boosts investor confidence
• Neutral Sentiment: Planned $45–50B raise is a clearing but mixed event — it funds contracted AI/data‑center demand (positive for growth) while meaningfully increases leverage and potential dilution (negative for near‑term EPS). Oracle says it plans to raise up to $50 billion in debt and equity this year
• Neutral Sentiment: Product and market positioning updates (Gartner Magic Quadrant leader; new life‑sciences AI platform) support long‑term competitiveness but are unlikely to move the stock materially in the short term. Oracle Named a Leader in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Source-to-Pay Suites
• Negative Sentiment: Layoff risk: Reports say Oracle may cut up to ~30,000 jobs to free cash for the AI buildout — a signal of material cost pressure and a catalyst for negative investor sentiment and share weakness. Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs amid AI data centre funding challenges
• Negative Sentiment: Partner and accounting risks: Discussion about tensions around Nvidia/OpenAI relationships and scrutiny of related accounting/commitments has heightened uncertainty about counterparty and revenue recognition exposure. What Oracle Has to Lose From OpenAI and Nvidia’s Rocky Relationship
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile skepticism: Public warnings from investors such as Michael Burry and intraday selloffs after mixed messaging about OpenAI funding have amplified volatility and downside pressure. Too late for Oracle, warns Michael Burry as ORCL stock down over 50% from September peak

Oracle Company Profile

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.