Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Releases FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 8.100-8.100 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 7.860. The company issued revenue guidance of $90.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $90.4 billion. Oracle also updated its FY 2030 guidance to 21.000- EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ORCL shares. Barclays raised their target price on Oracle from $250.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $215.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Thirty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $248.41.

Oracle Trading Down 4.6%

NYSE:ORCL traded down $6.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $133.19. 8,611,663 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 29,577,285. The stock has a market capitalization of $402.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.86, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.78. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $142.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.56. Oracle has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $265.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Oracle will post 6.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Director Stephen Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $139.35 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,390 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. The trade was a 6,410.26% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total transaction of $399,122.70. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,762,956.90. The trade was a 3.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123. 38.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s investor day provided greater visibility into the payoff from its AI build-out. Management targets fiscal 2030 revenue of at least $225 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $21 or more, and an operating margin above 40%, implying roughly 35% annual revenue growth from fiscal 2026. Oracle Investor Day 2026
• Positive Sentiment: The company expects positive free cash flow in the second half of fiscal 2028 and more than $30 billion in fiscal 2029. It also capped additional capital-market funding through fiscal 2030 at $20 billion, addressing concerns about unlimited borrowing and shareholder dilution after raising $48 billion in fiscal 2026. Oracle capital plan
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street firms including TD Cowen, Piper Sandler and Bank of America reaffirmed bullish ratings, with price targets ranging from $225 to $240 or higher. Analysts also point to Oracle’s expanding cloud backlog, multicloud growth and AI infrastructure demand as potential catalysts. Oracle analyst day outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle reiterated fiscal 2027 EPS guidance of $8.10, above the $7.86 consensus, but its $90 billion revenue outlook is slightly below the $90.4 billion estimate. Investors may therefore require evidence that the backlog is converting into revenue and cash flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are under pressure from weakness in large-cap technology stocks and lighter-than-expected capital spending by major AI customers. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s criticism of businesses that rent AI capacity to a few large customers also raised concerns about the durability of Oracle’s AI-cloud economics. Oracle stock sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: Execution remains the key risk: data-center construction, chip availability, power, financing and customer monetization must progress as planned. Elevated debt and continued near-term capital spending could keep earnings and free cash flow under pressure before the projected improvement.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company’s offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.