Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) Forecasted to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $1.12 Per Share

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Oracle in a report issued on Monday, September 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the enterprise software provider will post earnings of $1.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.15. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Oracle’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.51 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.13 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Oracle from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 17th. Bank of America upped their target price on Oracle from $155.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Mizuho upped their target price on Oracle from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Oracle from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Argus upped their target price on Oracle from $145.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 18th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $167.42.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $170.75 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $147.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $135.16. The company has a market cap of $473.16 billion, a PE ratio of 46.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.68. Oracle has a twelve month low of $99.26 and a twelve month high of $173.99.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $13.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Westend Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Bbjs Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, EVP Maria Smith sold 6,320 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total transaction of $1,042,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 42,889 shares in the company, valued at $7,076,685. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, Chairman Lawrence Joseph Ellison sold 1,125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.69, for a total value of $161,651,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 1,145,732,353 shares in the company, valued at approximately $164,630,281,802.57. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 6,320 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total value of $1,042,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 42,889 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,076,685. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,573,181 shares of company stock worth $225,338,245 over the last three months. Insiders own 42.80% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 10th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 43.13%.

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.