What is William Blair's Forecast for Oracle Q1 Earnings?

Key Points

• William Blair has increased its Q1 2027 earnings per share forecast for Oracle to $1.70, up from a previous estimate of $1.52, while the full-year consensus estimate stands at $5.00 per share.
• Several analysts have reiterated a "buy" rating for Oracle, with target prices ranging from $135.00 to $375.00, indicating strong market confidence.
• Oracle declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, with a yield of 0.7%, reflecting its solid financial position and dividend payout ratio of 46.08%.

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair raised their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for Oracle in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 10th. William Blair analyst S. Naji now expects that the enterprise software provider will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Oracle's current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Oracle's Q3 2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on ORCL. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $375.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Loop Capital set a $135.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. BMO Capital Markets set a $345.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Westpark Capital upped their target price on Oracle from $195.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $296.84.

Oracle Price Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $307.64 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $243.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $189.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $864.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.21, a P/E/G ratio of 4.91 and a beta of 1.46. Oracle has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $15.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.58 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.63 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 164,278,874 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $35,916,290,000 after acquiring an additional 3,353,461 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,459,391 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $16,060,427,000 after acquiring an additional 1,252,723 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 19,741,423 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $2,760,048,000 after acquiring an additional 120,889 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at $4,275,378,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 13,884,524 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,941,195,000 after acquiring an additional 59,164 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 15,880 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.48, for a total transaction of $4,041,142.40. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 3,303 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.32, for a total value of $770,655.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 31,447 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,337,214.04. This represents a 9.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 44,183 shares of company stock valued at $10,353,198 over the last ninety days. 42.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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