FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Oracle Co. Issued By DA Davidson (NYSE:ORCL)

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Oracle in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 12th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria now forecasts that the enterprise software provider will earn $4.87 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.72. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.01 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Oracle’s FY2026 earnings at $5.65 EPS.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 11th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by ($0.02). Oracle had a net margin of 19.76% and a return on equity of 223.01%. The business had revenue of $14.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.57 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.35 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on ORCL. StockNews.com lowered Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 6th. Argus raised Oracle from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Oracle from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on Oracle from $159.00 to $171.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on Oracle from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.50.

Oracle Trading Down 1.2 %

ORCL opened at $138.13 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $379.65 billion, a PE ratio of 37.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.25, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.71. Oracle has a one year low of $99.26 and a one year high of $142.40. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $121.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $116.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 151,213,890 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $18,993,977,000 after buying an additional 1,514,569 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.5% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 18,718,180 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,982,630,000 after buying an additional 635,994 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.4% during the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 18,466,713 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $2,319,604,000 after buying an additional 82,551 shares during the period. Parnassus Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 14,599,902 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,539,268,000 after buying an additional 2,191,342 shares during the period. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 148.8% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 12,872,300 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,616,855,000 after buying an additional 7,699,141 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, CEO Safra Catz sold 790,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.54, for a total value of $99,966,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,118,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $141,546,631.68. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other Oracle news, Director George H. Conrades sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.00, for a total value of $2,320,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 17,836 shares in the company, valued at $2,068,976. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Safra Catz sold 790,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.54, for a total transaction of $99,966,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,118,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $141,546,631.68. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 880,000 shares of company stock valued at $110,488,150 over the last quarter. 42.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 11th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 11th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.13%.

Oracle Company Profile

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.