Oracle (ORCL) Stock Forecast, Price & News

26 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Oracle in the last year. There are currently 12 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" ORCL shares.
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26 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Oracle's stock. Their ORCL share price forecasts range from $93.00 to $150.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $124.04 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% from the stock's current price.
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Oracle's stock was trading at $81.74 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ORCL stock has increased by 28.3% and is now trading at $104.89.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, December 11th 2023.
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Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) released its earnings results on Monday, September, 11th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.15 by $0.04. The enterprise software provider had revenue of $12.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.48 billion. Oracle had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 470.73% and a net margin of 18.40%. Oracle's revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.81 EPS.
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Oracle announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Thursday, October 26th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 11th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) stock in their portfolio include iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV), Direxion Daily S&P Expanded Tech Software Sector Bull 2X Shares (SWAR), Direxion Daily Cloud Computing Bull 2x (CLDL), Fidelity Cloud Computing ETF (FCLD), Monarch Blue Chips Core ETF (MBCC), iShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF (IETC), Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities ETF (EQOP) and First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV).

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.47%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 47.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ORCL will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.75% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Oracle declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, December 9th 2021, which authorizes the company to buyback $10,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Oracle issued an update on its second quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, September, 12th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.30-$1.34 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $1.25. The company issued revenue guidance of $12.89 billion-$13.13 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $13.29 billion.

1,888 employees have rated Oracle Chief Executive Officer Safra A. Catz on Glassdoor.com. Safra A. Catz has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Oracle investors own include Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), Bank of America (BAC), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Netflix (NFLX).

Oracle trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ORCL."

Oracle's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich (41.37%), BlackRock Inc. (4.44%), State Street Corp (2.34%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.07%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.68%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.67%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles W Moorman, Dorian Daley, Edward Screven, Jeffrey Berg, Jeffrey Henley, Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Maria Smith, Michael J Boskin, Michael J Boskin, Naomi O Seligman, Naomi O Seligman, Renee Jo James, Rona Alison Fairhead, Safra Catz and W Corey West.
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Shares of ORCL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of ORCL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $104.89.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has a market capitalization of $287.38 billion and generates $49.95 billion in revenue each year. The enterprise software provider earns $8.50 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.36 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 164,000 workers across the globe.

Oracle's mailing address is 500 ORACLE PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA, 94065. The official website for the company is www.oracle.com. The enterprise software provider can be reached via phone at (737) 867-1000, via email at investor_us@oracle.com, or via fax at 650-506-7200.