Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Oracle in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 10th. William Blair analyst S. Naji now anticipates that the enterprise software provider will earn $1.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.31. The consensus estimate for Oracle's current full-year earnings is $5.06 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Oracle's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS.
A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on ORCL. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Melius Research upgraded Oracle from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $157.00 to $194.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $181.48.
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NYSE ORCL opened at $178.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.68, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.72. Oracle has a one year low of $99.26 and a one year high of $198.31. The company's 50 day moving average price is $179.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $155.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $494.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.03, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 1.03.
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, December 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $14.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.12 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 20.40% and a return on equity of 171.38%. Oracle's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.34 earnings per share.
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,952 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $558,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC boosted its position in Oracle by 10.5% during the second quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC now owns 2,097 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC grew its stake in Oracle by 13.9% in the second quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 6,027 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $851,000 after purchasing an additional 736 shares in the last quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA increased its position in Oracle by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 2,656 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 123.7% during the 2nd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,645,920 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $373,604,000 after purchasing an additional 1,462,978 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.
In related news, EVP Maria Smith sold 6,320 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total value of $1,042,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 42,889 shares in the company, valued at $7,076,685. The trade was a 12.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 42.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. Oracle's payout ratio is currently 41.24%.
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.
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