Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Oracle

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Oracle in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the enterprise software provider will post earnings of $1.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.21. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Oracle’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

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

ORCL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Oracle from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $173.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Oracle from $155.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.48.

Oracle Trading Down 0.4 %

ORCL stock opened at $166.03 on Wednesday. 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 has a market cap of $464.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.59, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.03. Oracle has a 1-year low of $101.74 and a 1-year high of $198.31. The business’s 50 day moving average is $178.93 and its 200-day moving average is $159.86.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 39.12%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter worth $44,000. Avondale Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the third quarter worth $51,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.