Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Oracle Q2 Earnings

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Oracle in a report issued on Wednesday, September 10th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria forecasts that the enterprise software provider will earn $1.32 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Oracle’s FY2026 earnings at $5.42 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on ORCL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. BMO Capital Markets set a $345.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Roth Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Oracle from $145.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $296.84.

Oracle Price Performance

ORCL stock opened at $292.07 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. Oracle has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $829.98 billion, a PE ratio of 67.61, a P/E/G ratio of 4.10 and a beta of 1.46. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $244.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $190.37.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 11th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.06. Oracle had a net margin of 21.08% and a return on equity of 72.93%. The company had revenue of $15.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.58 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.63 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Snider Financial Group grew its holdings in Oracle by 1.3% during the second quarter. Snider Financial Group now owns 3,204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. SNS Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 0.9% in the second quarter. SNS Financial Group LLC now owns 4,896 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,070,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in the second quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $483,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 7.2% in the second quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 643 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Capital Management Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.7% in the second quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 798 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $174,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In related news, Director Rona Alison Fairhead purchased 480 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of $233.87 per share, for a total transaction of $112,257.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 22,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,170,865.70. This trade represents a 2.22% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael D. Sicilia sold 15,880 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.48, for a total value of $4,041,142.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 99,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,247,469.76. This trade represents a 13.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 44,183 shares of company stock valued at $10,353,198. 42.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.08%.

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.