Negative sentiment towards ORCL reflected in surge in short interest

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Oracle Corp shares valued at $13,971,267 were sold by BERG JEFFREY on Oct 28 ’25. At $283.02 per share, BERG JEFFREY sold 49,365 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 151,999 shares worth approximately $32.58 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Smith Maria sold 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,403,122 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $280.62 each, the insider now holds 47,083 shares.

Before that, Smith Maria had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,400,000, the EVP, Chief Accounting Officer traded Oracle Corp shares for $280.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $11.16 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on December 03, 2025, Oracle Corp [ORCL] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $280. Analysts at Erste Group downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 13, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for ORCL. Earlier on October 09, 2025, Robert W. Baird initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for ORCL stock.

Analyzing ORCL Stock Performance

On last trading session, Oracle Corp [NYSE: ORCL] rose 3.18% to $214.33. The stock’s lowest price that day was $206.315, but it reached a high of $215.39 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.57%. Over the course of the year, Oracle Corp shares have jumped approximately 18.15%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $345.72 on 09/10/25 and a 52-week low of $118.86 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Oracle Corp (ORCL)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 208.63, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 202.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 217.72. The next price resistance is at 221.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.79 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Oracle Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Oracle Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 5.01 million shares to 24.37 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 19.37 million shares. A jump of 20.54% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.17 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.17.

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In terms of Oracle Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 360 in the next 12 months, up nearly 73.3% from the previous closing price of $207.73. Analysts anticipate Oracle Corp stock to reach 400 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 135. In spite of this, 28 analysts ranked Oracle Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 25, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn assigned a price target of “a Sell” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $175.

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