William Blair Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL)

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Investment analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Oracle in a report released on Tuesday, September 10th. William Blair analyst S. Naji now anticipates that the enterprise software provider will earn $1.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Oracle’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its earnings results on Monday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $13.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.23 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 171.38% and a net margin of 20.40%. The business’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.95 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Oracle from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. JMP Securities raised Oracle from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $175.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $160.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Argus boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $145.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 18th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $155.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $159.68.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $162.00 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $446.45 billion, a PE ratio of 43.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.01. Oracle has a 1 year low of $99.26 and a 1 year high of $173.93. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $139.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $129.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.68, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oracle

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Westend Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Tidemark LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, insider Edward Screven sold 235,918 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.30, for a total value of $34,042,967.40. Following the sale, the insider now owns 2,626,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $379,042,045.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, insider Edward Screven sold 235,918 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.30, for a total value of $34,042,967.40. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 2,626,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $379,042,045.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Leon E. Panetta sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.89, for a total transaction of $2,068,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 58,090 shares in the company, valued at $8,010,030.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 1,862,500 shares of company stock worth $266,776,624 over the last quarter. 42.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.13%.

Oracle Company Profile

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.