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Oracle Corp (NYSE: ORCL) closed the day trading at $122.82 down -4.51% from the previous closing price of $128.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.2 million shares were traded. ORCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $127.195 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $121.24.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ORCL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 59.26. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.02 and its Current Ratio is at 1.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.27.
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, Stephens on March 19, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $167.
On March 11, 2025, BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $205 to $175.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 11 ’25 when PANETTA LEON E sold 5,000 shares for $129.77 per share. The transaction valued at 648,850 led to the insider holds 58,090 shares of the business.
PANETTA LEON E bought 5,000 shares of ORCL for $648,850 on Apr 11 ’25. On Apr 02 ’25, another insider, SELIGMAN NAOMI O, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $145.81 each. As a result, the insider received 291,620 and left with 34,630 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 360680587264 and an Enterprise Value of 436300021760. As of this moment, Oracle’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 20.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.821 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.039.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ORCL is 1.29, which has changed by 0.06716478 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ORCL has reached a high of $198.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $112.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.19%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ORCL traded about 12.28M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ORCL traded about 11804230 shares per day. A total of 2.80B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.65B. Insiders hold about 41.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.49% stake in the company. Shares short for ORCL as of 1743379200 were 21045089 with a Short Ratio of 1.71, compared to 1740700800 on 21574871. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21045089 and a Short% of Float of 1.27.
Dividends & Splits
ORCL’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.70, up from 1.7 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01321723The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.42. The current Payout Ratio is 43.15% for ORCL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1744243200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-10-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
