Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Trading Up 6.9% – Here’s What Happened

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) shares rose 6.9% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $195.12 and last traded at $192.4130. Approximately 76,101,421 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 335% from the average daily volume of 17,476,170 shares. The stock had previously closed at $180.03.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle named a managing investor in the TikTok U.S. joint venture — the company will host U.S. user data and play a role in operations, creating potential multi‑year cloud contracts and strategic visibility. Oracle stock jumps 5% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok’s U.S. business
• Positive Sentiment: Internal memos and multiple reports say the JV deal is signed and set to close soon, removing near‑term shutdown risk for TikTok in the U.S. — a regulatory outcome investors view as a win for Oracle’s cloud credibility. TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investor-led venture
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle’s recent quarterly results were mixed: strong AI bookings and a growing backlog point to demand, but cloud revenue slightly missed Street expectations — fundamentals show momentum but also execution risk. Oracle’s FQ2 cloud revenue misses expectations despite strong AI bookings and backlog
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options and heavy holiday / triple‑witching volume are exaggerating intraday moves — expect amplified volatility around news flow and rebalancing. Watch for “Triple Witching” Volume Surge, ORCL TikTok Move & NKE Stumbles
• Negative Sentiment: Funding uncertainty for Oracle’s planned Michigan data center (Blue Owl’s reported pullback) has pressured the stock recently — investors remain worried about capital intensity, rising debt and negative free cash flow while Oracle scales AI infrastructure. Funding stalls for Oracle’s Michigan datacenter as Blue Owl bows out
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts warn Oracle’s growth depends on big AI infrastructure bets and partnerships (e.g., OpenAI linkage), raising execution and leverage concerns that have led to downgrades and price‑target cuts. Oracle: Growth Looks Impressive, But OpenAI Dependency Raises Red Flags

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Barclays set a $310.00 price target on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Baird R W upgraded Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $175.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $302.92.

Oracle Stock Performance

The stock’s 50-day moving average is $236.98 and its 200-day moving average is $241.38. 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 stock has a market cap of $552.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 33,845 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.16, for a total transaction of $10,869,660.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 132,656 shares in the company, valued at $42,603,800.96. The trade was a 20.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total value of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,610,859.20. The trade was a 20.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 155,190 shares of company stock valued at $45,279,001 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Humankind Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Oracle by 9.0% during the first quarter. Humankind Investments LLC now owns 1,532 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $214,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 19.8% in the first quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 19,723 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,758,000 after buying an additional 3,261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Candriam S.C.A. raised its holdings in Oracle by 3.9% in the first quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 118,388 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $16,552,000 after acquiring an additional 4,415 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.