William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of Oracle Q1 Earnings

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) – Stock analysts at William Blair raised their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Oracle in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 10th. William Blair analyst S. Naji now expects that the enterprise software provider will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Oracle’s Q3 2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on ORCL. Wolfe Research raised their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Westpark Capital raised their target price on Oracle from $195.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Roth Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $296.84.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $292.07 on Friday. Oracle has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $829.98 billion, a PE ratio of 67.61, a PEG ratio of 4.10 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $244.69 and its 200-day moving average is $190.37.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.08%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Rona Alison Fairhead bought 480 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Monday, July 7th. The shares were purchased 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 owned 22,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,170,865.70. This represents a 2.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.10, for a total value of $3,211,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 60,722 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,000,580.20. This trade represents a 19.81% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 44,183 shares of company stock valued at $10,353,198. Insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Oracle

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oracle by 284.9% during the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunbeam Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.