There has been no change in the outlook for Oracle's financial results in the current fiscal quarter and its full fiscal year," Chief Financial Officer Jeff Henley said in a prepared statement.
The company is expected to earn 20 cents a share in the quarter ending in November 2000, according to the average estimate of analysts surveyed by First Call. Oracle earned 13 cents a share in the same quarter a year earlier and had a profit of 17 cents a share in the previous quarter.
Analysts expect Oracle to earn 98 cents a share for the full year, compared with 68 cents a share last year, according to First Call.
Earlier, Oracle's stock had suffered in part after Robertson Stephens downgraded the issue to "long-term attractive" from "buy" following the company's meeting with analysts Tuesday.
Analyst Eric Upin said in his research note that his decision was based on the stock's current valuation, and near-term product transition risk in software applications.
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