Morgan Stanley Lowers Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Price Target to $207.00

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) had its price objective decreased by research analysts at Morgan Stanley from $213.00 to $207.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the enterprise software provider’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s target price points to a potential upside of 15.45% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Citigroup lifted their price target on Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $254.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Citizens Jmp reduced their price target on Oracle from $342.00 to $285.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on Oracle from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.54.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock traded down $8.21 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $179.29. The stock had a trading volume of 11,677,528 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,094,271. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $153.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $194.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The company has a market cap of $515.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.60. Oracle has a 52-week low of $132.00 and a 52-week high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company had revenue of $17.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Oracle will post 6.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total transaction of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. This trade represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,805,476.90. The trade was a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. grew its position in Oracle by 54.0% in the 1st quarter. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. now owns 1,677 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 588 shares in the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC grew its position in Oracle by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 5,471 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $805,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Littlejohn Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at about $605,000. Castellan Group acquired a new position in Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,118,000. Finally, SageGuard Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at about $347,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Google Cloud AI partnership: Oracle rolled out the Oracle AI Database Agent for Gemini Enterprise and broader Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud capabilities, making it easier for joint customers to run natural?language AI on Oracle data — a key sales driver for database + cloud AI adoption. Oracle And Google Cloud Link AI To Keep Enterprise Data On Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Data?center financing nearing close: Reports say JPMorgan and MUFG are close to a record ~$38B loan package to finance Oracle’s data center projects — backing that enables large AI/cloud infrastructure builds and supports multi?year revenue visibility. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Closing in on Record $38B Oracle Data Center Loan
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic customer wins and partnerships: Oracle expanded its footprint with DENSO to modernize supply?chain and back?office systems, which reinforces large enterprise deals and cross?sell opportunities in cloud applications. Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Partners with DENSO Corporation to Enhance Global Supply Chain
• Positive Sentiment: Strong recent results and guidance: Oracle’s March quarter beat on revenue and EPS, with double?digit revenue growth and Q4 FY26 EPS guidance that supports the AI/cloud growth story — a primary fundamental reason investors are bidding the stock higher. ORCL MarketBeat Summary
• Positive Sentiment: Pyth network adoption highlights Oracle ecosystem reach: Pyth — part of Oracle’s broader on?chain pricing ecosystem — was selected to supply real?time pricing for Kalshi’s new commodities markets, signaling adoption of Oracle?linked data feeds in new financial use cases. Pyth Network to determine outcomes in Kalshi’s commodities expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Third?party supplier/partner news: Bloom Energy and other vendors highlighting expanded deals to power AI/data centers (some tied to Oracle projects) underline infrastructure needs but are indirect for ORCL revenue. Bloom Energy rises as Oracle AI-power deal afterglow
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle Financial Services Software (OFSS) reported strong FY26 results and dividends — positive for the brand and investors in that listed unit, but it’s a separately listed entity (IN:OFSS) so impact on NYSE:ORCL is indirect. Oracle Financial Services shares rocket after strong Q4 results
• Negative Sentiment: Corporate governance/staffing concerns: Coverage around a new CFO receiving a ~$26M equity award following layoffs and reports that an algorithm targeted workers for job cuts has drawn negative headlines and employee pushback — reputational and morale risks that can attract short?term selling. Oracle’s new CFO got $26M in stock after layoffs
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: A reported sale of 15,000 shares by Stuart Levey is a small but visible insider disposition that some traders may read as cautionary. Stuart Levey Sells 15,000 Shares of Oracle 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.