The stock of Oracle Corp. (ORCL) has gone down by -0.77% for the week, with a 2.18% rise in the past month and a 27.09% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.38%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.71% for ORCL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.46% for ORCL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 29.10% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) Right Now?
Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 44.48x compared to its average ratio. ORCL has 36-month beta value of 1.01. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for ORCL is 1.62B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.19% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ORCL on October 29, 2024 was 8.01M shares.
ORCL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) has dropped by -0.63 compared to previous close of 173.52. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.77% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-10-28 that The tech giant’s cloud strategy is successfully capturing AI demand.
Analysts’ Opinion of ORCL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ORCL stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for ORCL by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for ORCL in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $165 based on the research report published on October 23, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Melius, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ORCL reach a price target of $210. The rating they have provided for ORCL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 16th, 2024.
JMP Securities gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to ORCL, setting the target price at $175 in the report published on September 10th of the current year.
ORCL Trading at 7.24% 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 -3.47% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.38%, as shares surge +1.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +25.42% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ORCL fell by -0.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +64.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $173.21. In addition, Oracle Corp. saw 63.54% 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 sale 6,320 shares at the price of $165.00 back on Sep 16 ’24. After this action, Smith Maria now owns 42,889 shares of Oracle Corp., valued at $1,042,800 using the latest closing price.
Smith Maria, the Officer of Oracle Corp., proposed sale 6,320 shares at $165.00 during a trade that took place back on Sep 16 ’24, which means that Smith Maria is holding shares at $1,042,800 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
- 0.7 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 4.66.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 22.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.25. 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 put it simply, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
