Oracle (ORCL) closed at $88.55 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.64% move from the prior day.
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Oracle (ORCL) closed at $88.55 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.64% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.15%.
Prior to today’s trading, shares of the software maker had gained 1.43% over the past month. This has lagged the Computer and Technology sector’s gain of 1.54% and the S&P 500’s gain of 1.68% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from ORCL as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.97, up 4.3% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $9.77 billion, up 4.28% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $4.63 per share and revenue of $42.27 billion, which would represent changes of -0.86% and +4.43%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for ORCL. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company’s business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.3% lower. ORCL is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that ORCL has a Forward P/E ratio of 19.23 right now. This represents a discount compared to its industry’s average Forward P/E of 36.74.
It is also worth noting that ORCL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.26. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company’s expected earnings growth rate. ORCL’s industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.95 as of yesterday’s close.
The Computer – Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 164, putting it in the bottom 36% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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