Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Updates FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) issued an update on its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.050-8.050 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.710. The company issued revenue guidance of $90.0 billion-$90.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $88.6 billion. Oracle also updated its Q1 2027 guidance to 1.720-1.760 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Oracle from $160.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Citigroup lifted their price objective 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $273.08.

Oracle Stock Performance

Oracle stock traded down $4.77 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $201.04. 38,491,373 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, 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 50 day simple moving average of $181.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.05. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $578.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $19.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Roundup

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

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FIL Ltd grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 1,605.7% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 3,976,441 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $775,048,000 after acquiring an additional 3,743,314 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Oracle by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,216,915 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its holdings in Oracle by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,636,090 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,809,609,000 after purchasing an additional 2,385,556 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its position in shares of Oracle by 190.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,277,362 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $443,879,000 after purchasing an additional 1,493,096 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridgewater Associates LP grew its position in shares of Oracle by 361.1% during the 4th quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 1,873,481 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $365,160,000 after purchasing an additional 1,467,202 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.