What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for Oracle FY2025 Earnings?

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Oracle in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 10th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria now anticipates that the enterprise software provider will post earnings of $6.31 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.04. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.06 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Oracle’s FY2026 earnings at $5.66 EPS.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.48 by ($0.01). Oracle had a net margin of 20.40% and a return on equity of 171.38%. The company had revenue of $14.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.34 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on ORCL. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. BNP Paribas raised shares of Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Oracle from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. TD Cowen increased their target price on Oracle from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Oracle from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $183.63.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $175.28 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.68, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $180.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $155.22. Oracle has a 12 month low of $99.26 and a 12 month high of $198.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $485.71 billion, a PE ratio of 45.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Oracle by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 70,441,556 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $12,003,241,000 after acquiring an additional 1,847,561 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,194,683 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,977,015,000 after purchasing an additional 885,041 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 18,480,384 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $3,370,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,917,416 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 17,898,029 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,049,824,000 after buying an additional 310,709 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 0.4% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 14,608,951 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,489,345,000 after buying an additional 54,868 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 6,320 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 42,889 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,076,685. The trade was a 12.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.91%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 41.24%.

Oracle Company Profile

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.