Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.450-1.490 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.330. The company issued revenue guidance of $14.0 billion-$14.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.7 billion.

Oracle Stock Down 1.3 %

ORCL opened at $139.91 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $385.57 billion, a PE ratio of 37.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50-day moving average of $138.65 and a 200-day moving average of $128.82. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $99.26 and a fifty-two week high of $146.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.25, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its earnings results on Monday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.06. Oracle had a net margin of 19.76% and a return on equity of 223.01%. The firm had revenue of $13.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Oracle will post 5.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.14%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 43.13%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ORCL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Guggenheim reiterated a buy rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Tuesday, June 25th. StockNews.com cut shares of Oracle from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, June 6th. Argus raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $145.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 18th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an equal weight rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, June 25th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $146.30.

Insider Activity at Oracle

In other news, insider Edward Screven sold 235,918 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.30, for a total value of $34,042,967.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 2,626,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $379,042,045.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, insider Edward Screven sold 235,918 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.30, for a total transaction of $34,042,967.40. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 2,626,764 shares in the company, valued at $379,042,045.20. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Leon E. Panetta sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.89, for a total value of $2,068,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 58,090 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,010,030.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,862,500 shares of company stock worth $266,776,624. Company insiders own 42.80% 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.