Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) Reduced by Analyst

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Oracle in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 10th. William Blair analyst S. Naji now forecasts that the enterprise software provider will post earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.02 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Oracle’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. KeyCorp upped their price target on Oracle from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Oracle from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Argus upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $145.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 18th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $158.68.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $157.13 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.25, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $433.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $139.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $129.32. Oracle has a 52-week low of $99.26 and a 52-week high of $160.52.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $13.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.23 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 223.01% and a net margin of 19.76%. The company’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 10th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, Director Leon E. Panetta sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.89, for a total transaction of $2,068,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 58,090 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,010,030.10. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, insider Edward Screven sold 235,918 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.30, for a total transaction of $34,042,967.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 2,626,764 shares in the company, valued at $379,042,045.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Leon E. Panetta sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.89, for a total transaction of $2,068,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 58,090 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,010,030.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,862,500 shares of company stock valued at $266,776,624 in the last three months. Insiders own 42.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 153.3% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 11,947 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,260,000 after purchasing an additional 7,230 shares in the last quarter. Brio Consultants LLC increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Brio Consultants LLC now owns 2,942 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $310,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 3,951 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter worth $359,000. Finally, Aveo Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $290,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.