DA Davidson Forecasts Oracle’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:ORCL)

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Research analysts at DA Davidson dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Oracle in a report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria now forecasts that the enterprise software provider will post earnings of $5.28 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.60. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $140.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Oracle from $195.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Oracle from $170.00 to $160.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $214.00 to $175.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Westpark Capital initiated coverage on Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $195.00 price objective for the company. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $176.73.

Oracle Trading Down 3.2 %

NYSE:ORCL opened at $129.67 on Wednesday. Oracle has a one year low of $112.78 and a one year high of $198.31. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $152.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $166.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $362.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.70, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.49 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $14.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.40 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 133.25% and a net margin of 21.16%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.41 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Winch Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 89.7% in the 4th quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Hurley Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Leon E. Panetta sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.77, for a total transaction of $648,850.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 58,090 shares in the company, valued at $7,538,339.30. This represents a 7.93 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.81, for a total value of $291,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 34,630 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,049,400.30. This trade represents a 5.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,453,328 shares of company stock worth $454,439,851. Insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.54%. This is a boost from Oracle’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.95%.

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.