Citizens keeps Oracle stock at USD 285 with Outperform rating

Published on 10/06/2026 at 12:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Oracle reported USD 19.3 billion revenue in fiscal first quarter 2027. Oracle stock costs EUR 127.96 on October 6, 2026 after EUR 127.24, plus 0.57 percent.

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Oracle Corp (ISIN US68389X1054) was trading at EUR 127.96 at Lang & Schwarz on October 6, 2026 at 12:45 p.m. CEST, up 0.57 percent versus the prior close of EUR 127.24. On October 2, 2026, Investing.com reported that Citizens maintained its Market Outperform rating and USD 285.00 price target for Oracle.

Cloud revenue sets the pace

Oracle's fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue reached USD 19.345 billion for the three months ended August 31, 2026, up 30.00 percent from USD 14.926 billion in the year-earlier quarter, according to Oracle.

The same release showed cloud revenue of USD 11.607 billion, up 62.00 percent year over year, while cloud infrastructure revenue climbed 121.00 percent to USD 7.4 billion. That mix makes infrastructure capacity the central operating variable behind the current valuation debate.

Backlog meets capital intensity

Oracle said remaining performance obligations rose USD 209.00 billion year over year to USD 664.00 billion in fiscal first-quarter 2027. The company also booked more than USD 30.00 billion of additional AI cloud contracts and delivered more than 300,000 graphics processors during the quarter, according to Oracle.

The counterweight is cash deployment. Oracle reported USD 23.0 billion of operating cash flow but negative USD 5.0 billion of free cash flow in fiscal first-quarter 2027, while its GAAP operating margin improved to 35.00 percent from 29.00 percent in the year-earlier quarter.

Target stands above the market

Citizens' USD 285.00 target sits materially above the EUR quote, but the currencies are different and no direct percentage comparison is appropriate. The target therefore serves as analyst context rather than a euro-based valuation measure.

Oracle's board declared a USD 0.50 per-share quarterly dividend on September 10, 2026. MarketScreener reported that the dividend is payable on October 23, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 9, 2026.

Oracle stock remains below its high

In NYSE context, Oracle was last at USD 142.55 on October 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Its 52-week range was USD 114.50 to USD 322.54, while market capitalization stood at USD 410.6 billion as of October 6, 2026.

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