The price-to-earnings ratio for Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) is 43.94x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ORCL is 0.99. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ORCL is 1.61B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.09% of that float. On September 17, 2024, ORCL’s average trading volume was 8.45M shares.
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ORCL) stock’s latest price update
Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL)’s stock price has increased by 5.12 compared to its previous closing price of 162.03. However, the company has seen a 21.76% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2024-09-16 that Oracle turned into an unlikely growth stock over the past five years. Its cloud-based software and infrastructure services are driving its growth.
ORCL’s Market Performance
ORCL’s stock has risen by 21.76% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 24.39% and a quarterly rise of 23.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.88% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.52% for Oracle Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 18.74% for ORCL’s stock, with a 37.69% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ORCL
JMP Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ORCL reach a price target of $175. The rating they have provided for ORCL stocks is “Mkt Outperform” according to the report published on September 10th, 2024.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Market Perform” to ORCL, setting the target price at $173 in the report published on September 10th of the current year.
ORCL Trading at 21.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ORCL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.07% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.88%, as shares surge +23.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.61% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ORCL rose by +21.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +46.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $145.10. In addition, Oracle Corp. saw 61.56% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ORCL starting from Smith Maria, who proposed sale 6,320 shares at the price of $165.00 back on Sep 16 ’24. After this action, Smith Maria now owns shares of Oracle Corp., valued at $1,042,800 using the latest closing price.
PANETTA LEON E, the Director of Oracle Corp., sale 15,000 shares at $137.89 during a trade that took place back on Jul 18 ’24, which means that PANETTA LEON E is holding 58,090 shares at $2,068,350 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ORCL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Oracle Corp. stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 166.48, with 7.82 for asset returns.
Based on Oracle Corp. (ORCL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.88 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 7.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 22.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.72.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Oracle Corp. (ORCL) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
