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The price of Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) closed at $137.82 in the last session, down -0.68% from day before closing price of $138.77. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.58 million shares were traded. ORCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $141.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $137.7.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ORCL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.63 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 0.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 10.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 9.49.
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, BMO Capital Markets on June 17, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $160 from $142 previously.
On March 21, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $150.KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its Overweight rating on March 21, 2024, with a $150 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 18 ’24 when PANETTA LEON E sold 15,000 shares for $137.89 per share. The transaction valued at 2,068,350 led to the insider holds 58,090 shares of the business.
ELLISON LAWRENCE JOSEPH sold 1,125,000 shares of ORCL for $160,401,270 on Jul 16 ’24. The Executive Chairman now owns 1,145,732,353 shares after completing the transaction at $142.58 per share. On Jul 15 ’24, another insider, ELLISON LAWRENCE JOSEPH, who serves as the Executive Chairman of the company, sold 1,125,000 shares for $143.69 each. As a result, the insider received 161,648,640 and left with 1,145,732,353 shares of the company.
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 382431232000 and an Enterprise Value of 464100622336. As of this moment, Oracle’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 43.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.763 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.864.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ORCL has reached a high of $146.59, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $99.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.46%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ORCL traded on average about 8.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7225520 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 2.75B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.60B. Insiders hold about 41.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.80% stake in the company. Shares short for ORCL as of 1721001600 were 14416859 with a Short Ratio of 1.68, compared to 1718323200 on 19378519. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14416859 and a Short% of Float of 0.8999999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ORCL is 1.60, which was 1.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011529869The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.53.
