Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Oracle FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald has revised Oracle's FY2026 earnings estimate down to $5.31 per share, with a previously higher estimate of $5.51; however, they maintain an "Overweight" rating.
• Other analysts have set various price targets for Oracle, with Royal Bank of Canada raising theirs to $195 and Mizuho to $350, reflecting a general bullish outlook.
• Oracle recently announced a $0.50 quarterly dividend to be paid out, which translates to an annual yield of 0.7%, indicating the company's ongoing commitment to shareholder returns.

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) - Cantor Fitzgerald cut their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Oracle in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now expects that the enterprise software provider will post earnings of $5.31 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.51. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $400.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oracle's current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on ORCL. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $145.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Mizuho upped their price target on Oracle from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Melius Research raised their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group set a $300.00 price objective on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Oracle from $221.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $296.84.

Oracle Stock Down 6.3%

ORCL opened at $307.64 on Friday. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.62. The company has a fifty day moving average of $243.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $189.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $864.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.21, a PEG ratio of 4.91 and a beta of 1.46.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 11th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $15.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.58 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.63 earnings per share.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oracle's payout ratio is currently 46.08%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 15,880 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.48, for a total transaction of $4,041,142.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 99,212 shares of the company's stock, valued at $25,247,469.76. This represents a 13.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total transaction of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 31,447 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,337,214.04. This trade represents a 9.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 44,183 shares of company stock valued at $10,353,198 in the last three months. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Oracle by 284.9% during the first quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunbeam Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

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.

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