Oracle FY2026 EPS Estimate Increased by Cantor Fitzgerald

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) - Research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Oracle in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now expects that the enterprise software provider will earn $5.51 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.33. The consensus estimate for Oracle's current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 11th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $15.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.58 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 87.34% and a net margin of 21.68%. Oracle's quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.63 earnings per share.

ORCL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Scotiabank began coverage on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday. They set a "sector outperform" rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. JMP Securities raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $240.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Oracle from $145.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Mizuho decreased their target price on Oracle from $210.00 to $180.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $135.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $218.29.

Oracle Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $245.30 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $689.01 billion, a PE ratio of 56.52, a P/E/G ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.39. Oracle has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $251.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.07, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $196.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.97.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $25,593,000 after purchasing an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at $394,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth $309,000. Finally, Fortis Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 4th quarter worth $667,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, EVP Maria Smith sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.99, for a total value of $2,329,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 40,807 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,507,622.93. This represents a 19.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $233.87 per share, for a total transaction of $112,257.60. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 22,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,170,865.70. This represents a 2.22% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 448,669 shares of company stock valued at $85,555,309. 42.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 10th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.82%. Oracle's payout ratio is 46.08%.

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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