Oracle Stock Upgraded to Zacks Rank #2 on Rising Estimates

oracle stock was recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) after the Zacks Consensus Estimate moved higher over the past three months. The shares are now tied to an earnings outlook that points to $7.46 per share for the fiscal year ending May 2026, with no year-over-year change in that forecast.

Oracle and Zacks Rank #2

1.6% is the increase in Oracle’s Zacks Consensus Estimate over the past three months, the main reason behind the upgrade. Zacks uses four factors tied to earnings estimates to sort more than 4,000 stocks into five groups, with only the top 5% getting Strong Buy and the next 15% landing in Buy.

$7.46 for May 2026

$7.46 per share is the current earnings expectation for Oracle’s fiscal year ending May 2026, and the estimate now sits at the same level as a year earlier. That combination leaves the upgrade resting on estimate direction rather than a higher full-year profit forecast, which is the tighter signal for holders trying to judge whether the stock’s recent move has support from earnings revisions.

Zacks Rank #1 Returns

+25% is the average annual return Zacks Rank #1 stocks have generated since 1988, the benchmark that explains why the rating system gets attention when estimates turn. Oracle’s move to Zacks Rank #2 does not put it in that top bucket, but it does place the software maker in the Buy group after a clear upward shift in analyst expectations.

4 factors drive the ranking, so the next change in Oracle’s standing will come from another shift in earnings estimates, not from a headline alone. If the current trend continues, investors will be watching whether the forecast for the current and following years keeps rising or stalls at the present level.