Cantor Fitzgerald Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Oracle

Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) – Investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Oracle in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now forecasts that the enterprise software provider will post earnings of $4.74 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.94. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share.

ORCL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Oracle from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Oracle from $195.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup decreased their target price on Oracle from $194.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Oracle from $175.00 to $150.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Oracle from $212.00 to $202.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Oracle presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $176.85.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL opened at $151.17 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.65, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. Oracle has a 52-week low of $112.78 and a 52-week high of $198.31. The firm has a market cap of $422.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.96, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s fifty day moving average is $166.51 and its 200 day moving average is $169.49.

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

Oracle Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 yield of 1.32%. This is a boost from Oracle’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Oracle news, CEO Safra Catz sold 2,101,154 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.35, for a total value of $389,448,893.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,118,592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $207,331,027.20. This trade represents a 65.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Winch Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 89.7% during the fourth quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 184 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Synergy Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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.