Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Announces Earnings Results

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.15, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%. Oracle updated its Q1 2027 guidance to 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance to 8.050-8.050 EPS.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock traded down $4.77 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $201.04. The stock had a trading volume of 38,491,373 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,048,590. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $578.21 billion, a PE ratio of 36.09, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.65. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $181.92 and its 200 day moving average is $178.05. Oracle has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued 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 stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $273.08.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ORCL. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. Claris Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the fourth quarter worth about $304,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Oracle by 22.2% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,166,526 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $208,274,000 after buying an additional 212,230 shares during the last quarter. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC increased its position in Oracle by 185.6% in the 4th quarter. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC now owns 5,783 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,127,000 after acquiring an additional 3,758 shares during the period. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,801,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won a U.S. government contract to provide HR software across federal agencies, adding another enterprise/government revenue stream and reinforcing its software franchise. Reuters article on U.S. government contract
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain constructive ahead of earnings, citing accelerating cloud infrastructure demand, a large AI-related backlog, and potential for stronger-than-expected results and guidance. Benzinga analyst revisions article
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Talent Acquisition suites, highlighting strength in its Fusion Cloud HCM product line. PR Newswire Gartner recognition
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and options data suggest traders expect a sizable post-earnings move, but the direction depends on whether Oracle can prove AI demand is translating into profitable growth. Yahoo Finance options article
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-earnings coverage repeatedly notes strong expectations for revenue and EPS, but also emphasizes that Oracle’s stock has already rallied sharply on AI optimism, limiting room for disappointment. MarketWatch preview
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried Oracle may announce another big jump in capital expenditures to fund AI infrastructure, which could keep free cash flow negative and pressure margins. Barchart spending surge article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader AI trade has weakened, and Oracle has sold off ahead of earnings as investors question whether heavy debt-funded AI expansion is sustainable. Invezz premarket weakness article

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops and sells database software, cloud engineered systems, enterprise software applications and related services. The company is widely known for its flagship Oracle Database and a portfolio of enterprise-grade software products that support data management, application development, analytics and middleware. Over recent years Oracle has expanded its focus to include cloud infrastructure and cloud applications, positioning itself as a provider of both platform and software-as-a-service solutions for large organizations.

Oracle’s product and service offerings include Oracle Database and the Autonomous Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), enterprise resource planning (ERP), human capital management (HCM) and supply chain management (SCM) cloud applications (often grouped under Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications), middleware such as WebLogic, and developer technologies including Java and MySQL.