Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Oracle Q1 Earnings

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Oracle in a research note issued to investors on Friday, June 13th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria expects that the enterprise software provider will earn $1.15 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $170.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oracle's current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Oracle's FY2027 earnings at $6.06 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on ORCL. Piper Sandler reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Oracle from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Oracle from $160.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Stephens started coverage on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $167.00 price target for the company. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $194.32.

Oracle Trading Up 7.8%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $215.54 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $152.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $160.31. The company has a market cap of $602.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.32. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $216.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 11th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $15.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.58 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 21.16% and a return on equity of 133.25%. The company's revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.63 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rockland Trust Co. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 10,165 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,421,000 after purchasing an additional 467 shares during the period. Cornerstone Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 34.1% during the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 12,968 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $2,258,000 after purchasing an additional 3,299 shares during the period. Peak Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $211,000. Secure Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 21.8% during the 1st quarter. Secure Asset Management LLC now owns 13,235 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,850,000 after buying an additional 2,365 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,084,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.81, for a total transaction of $291,620.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 34,630 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,049,400.30. This trade represents a 5.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Leon E. Panetta sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.77, for a total transaction of $648,850.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 58,090 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,538,339.30. The trade was a 7.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 427,366 shares of company stock valued at $80,183,723 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 10th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.93%. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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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