Oracle (ORCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides hardware and engineered systems—partly the result of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems—and offers consulting, implementation, managed cloud and support services to help customers deploy and operate its technology in on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

Founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates, Oracle has grown through organic product development and a series of strategic acquisitions. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, the company serves a global customer base across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions. Oracle is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ORCL. Current senior leadership includes Chief Executive Officer Safra Catz and co-founder Larry Ellison, who serves as executive chairman and chief technology officer; together they have guided Oracle’s transition into cloud computing while continuing to support its core database and enterprise software franchises.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $179.00 to $185.58
• 50-Day Range: $137.92 to $247.45
• 52-Week Range: $134.57 to $345.72
• Volume: 29.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 24.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $529.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.56
• Dividend Yield: 1.09%
• Price Target: $268.27
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Oracle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oracle scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 629 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Oracle has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 28 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Oracle has a consensus price target of $268.27, representing about 45.8% upside from its current price of $184.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Oracle has been the subject of 24 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Oracle are expected to grow by 25.28% in the coming year, from $6.33 to $7.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Oracle is 31.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oracle is 31.56, 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 80.57.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Oracle has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. 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 12.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.05% of the float of Oracle has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Oracle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.88, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Oracle has recently decreased by 4.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Oracle pays a meaningful dividend of 1.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Oracle has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Oracle is 35.91%. 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 25.22% next year. This indicates that Oracle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Oracle has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 331 news articles for Oracle this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

736 people have searched for ORCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 94% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

181 people have added Oracle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 138% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Oracle insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,642,850.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

40.90% 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

42.44% of the stock of Oracle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/24 Dividend: 4/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/24 Dividend: 4/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 6/10/2026
• Today: 6/13/2026
• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ORCL
• CIK: 1341439
• Web: www.oracle.com
• Phone: (737) 867-1000
• Fax: 650-506-7200
• Employees: 162,000
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Oracle: $268.27
• High Price Target: $400.00
• Low Price Target: $160.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 40 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.07
• P/E Growth: 1.44
• Net Income: $12.44 billion
• Net Margins: 25.37%
• Pretax Margin: 29.03%
• Return on Equity: 56.43%
• Return on Assets: 8.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.84
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $67.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.86
• Cash Flow: $9.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.06
• Book Value: $14.97 per share
• Price / Book: 12.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,876,050,000
• Free Float: 1,699,743,000
• Market Cap: $529.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.65