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The closing price of Oracle Corp (NYSE: ORCL) was $255.67 for the day, up 1.24% from the previous closing price of $252.53. In other words, the price has increased by $1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.17 million shares were traded. ORCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $258.4872 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $251.37.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ORCL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 0.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Scotiabank on July 17, 2025, initiated with a Sector Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $300.
On July 10, 2025, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $270.
BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on July 02, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $235 to $245.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when Sicilia Michael D. bought 15,880 shares for $254.48 per share.
SELIGMAN NAOMI O sold 3,303 shares of ORCL for $770,656 on Jul 16 ’25. The Director now owns 31,447 shares after completing the transaction at $233.32 per share. On Jul 16 ’25, another insider, SELIGMAN NAOMI O, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,303 shares for $233.32 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ORCL now has a Market Capitalization of 718133526528 and an Enterprise Value of 816401350656. As of this moment, Oracle’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 58.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 35.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.223 whereas that against EBITDA is 34.761.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ORCL is 1.47, which has changed by 1.0307386 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ORCL has reached a high of $260.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $118.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 19.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 44.97%.
Shares Statistics:
ORCL traded an average of 12.72M shares per day over the past three months and 9432230 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 2.81B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.64B. Insiders hold about 41.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.52% stake in the company. Shares short for ORCL as of 1752537600 were 20684639 with a Short Ratio of 1.63, compared to 1749772800 on 20483165. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20684639 and a Short% of Float of 1.25.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.8, ORCL has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0071278657The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.36. The current Payout Ratio is 39.16% for ORCL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-10-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
