Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Stock Price Down 1.2% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) were down 1.2% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $200.66 and last traded at $202.2080. Approximately 15,732,737 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 17% from the average daily volume of 18,948,475 shares. The stock had previously closed at $204.68.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies reaffirmed its Buy stance and $400 price target, citing Oracle’s positioning in AI infrastructure and long‑term upside — supports bullish analyst momentum and large upside expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a health‑system contract: Community Memorial Hospital will adopt Oracle Health Foundation EHR and the Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent — a tangible enterprise win that highlights AI product adoption in healthcare. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Major broker upgrades remain in play (Goldman Sachs cited as upgrading Oracle to a strong‑buy in coverage summaries), sustaining positive analyst attention that can support rebounds. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat and other outlets continue to list Oracle as a leading cross‑cloud/AI play — this reinforces the narrative that Oracle is a structural AI winner, but it’s long‑term rather than an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other financial sites flag Oracle as a trending stock and suggest analysts/tools to watch for potential earnings surprises — keeps retail/institutional attention elevated but not directional by itself. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry has taken short positions/put options on Oracle and publicly criticized its strategy and debt levels — a high‑profile short draws attention and can exacerbate downward pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Seeking Alpha and other pieces argue Oracle’s AI‑driven valuation is overextended and raise concerns about leverage after large data‑center spending — these narratives feed skepticism about sustainability of recent gains. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Investor letters and commentary (Mar Vista, Forbes coverage) note shifting sentiment — enthusiasm in 2025 has softened and the stock underperformed the market on concerns over debt and execution, pressuring sentiment. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on ORCL shares. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. KeyCorp dropped their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. DA Davidson reduced their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, January 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.50.

Oracle Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $580.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $207.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $242.25.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total value of $437,064.03. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 126,588 shares of company stock valued at $33,155,596 over the last three months. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. boosted its holdings in Oracle by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. now owns 3,224 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $631,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Kelly Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Kelly Financial Services LLC now owns 2,778 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $541,000 after acquiring an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. CPA Asset Management Group LLC raised its position in shares of Oracle by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. CPA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 2,579 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $503,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares during the period. Ramsey Quantitative Systems bought a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $133,000. Finally, Syquant Capital Sas acquired a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,498,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

About Oracle

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.