Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Oracle Q3 Earnings

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Oracle in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 10th. William Blair analyst S. Naji now anticipates that the enterprise software provider will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.31. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.17 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Oracle’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on ORCL. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Oracle from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Oracle from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Oracle from $201.00 to $202.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 30th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Guggenheim increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $183.63.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $173.38 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $484.94 billion, a PE ratio of 42.39, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 1.03. Oracle has a 1 year low of $99.36 and a 1 year high of $198.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $180.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $155.36.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its earnings results on Monday, December 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a return on equity of 133.25% and a net margin of 21.16%. The company had revenue of $14.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.34 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is currently 39.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 6,320 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total value of $1,042,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 42,889 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,076,685. This trade represents a 12.84 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 42.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Oracle by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,416,362 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $411,748,000 after acquiring an additional 121,874 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. boosted its position in shares of Oracle by 15.3% during the second quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 24,800 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,502,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares in the last quarter. Chase Investment Counsel Corp bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,160,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Oracle by 79.6% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 286,460 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $48,813,000 after buying an additional 126,985 shares during the period. Finally, Miura Global Management LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the third quarter worth about $1,704,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.