At the time of writing, Oracle Corp [ORCL] stock is trading at $172.57, up 7.17%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The ORCL shares have gain 12.12% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.69%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Oracle Corp [NYSE: ORCL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 17, 2025, when Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $214. Previously, Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded its rating to Sell on December 20, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $130. On October 23, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts initiated with a Sector Perform rating and assigned a price target of $165 on the stock. Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $210 on September 16, 2024. JMP Securities upgraded its rating to a Mkt Outperform but $175 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 10, 2024. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a Market Perform rating for this stock on September 10, 2024, and upped its price target to $173. In a note dated June 17, 2024, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an Market Perform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $142 to $160.
For the past year, the stock price of Oracle Corp fluctuated between $106.51 and $198.31. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $181.17 within the next 12 months. Oracle Corp [NYSE: ORCL] shares were valued at $172.57 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.98% based on the average ORCL price forecast.
Analyzing the ORCL fundamentals
According to Oracle Corp [NYSE:ORCL], the company’s sales were 54.93B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 8.64% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.7% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 1.2 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of6.45.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 165.76 points at the first support level, and at 158.94 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 176.38, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 180.18.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Oracle Corp [NYSE:ORCL] has a current ratio of 0.81. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.81, while the Cash Ratio is 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.79, the price to book ratio is 35.10 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 42.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved James Renee Jo, Former Director, that happened on Jan 14 ’25 when 9375.0 shares were purchased. EVP, Chief Accounting Officer, Smith Maria completed a deal on Sep 16 ’24 to sell 6320.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Smith Maria bought 6320.0 shares on Sep 16 ’24.
