What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Oracle Q3 Earnings?

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Oracle in a research note issued on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects 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.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Oracle from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Oracle from $173.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Oracle from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.48.

Oracle Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $166.64 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $178.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $159.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $466.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.74, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.03. Oracle has a 52-week low of $101.74 and a 52-week high of $198.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.81.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced 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). Oracle had a net margin of 21.16% and a return on equity of 133.25%. The company had revenue of $14.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.34 earnings per share. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.12%.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Independent Solutions Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $217,000. SMART Wealth LLC bought a new position in Oracle during the third quarter valued at $786,000. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 84.5% in the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 863,883 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $147,206,000 after acquiring an additional 395,613 shares during the period. Legacy Wealth Management LLC MS lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 125.7% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Wealth Management LLC MS now owns 3,879 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $661,000 after acquiring an additional 2,160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 6,486 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,105,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.