Larry Ellison adopted a trading plan that would allow him to sell up to 50 million of his shares in the software company. The world's seventh-richest person hasn't sold more than 25,000 shares at any given time this century.
Oracle Corporation reported strong cloud growth and raised its revenue outlook, but underlying revenue growth was minimal despite massive capex deployment. Cloud gains are offset by collapsing on-premises software revenue, leading to only modest net growth and margin compression as high-margin software is replaced by capital-intensive infrastructure. Free cash flow has turned negative due to $90–95 billion in annual capex, funded by a $20 billion secondary share offering, with shareholders bearing the cost.
Oracle's cloud and AI momentum is accelerating, with surging IaaS revenues, strong visibility and improving profitability supporting ORCL's growth.
Oracle just posted numbers that should have sent the stock soaring, yet shares sit near a 52-week low while a $664 billion backlog quietly accumulates.
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Oracle just posted a quarter that punched a hole in the most popular bearish argument against the stock, but two stubborn risks still stand between investors and a clear buy signal.
Oracle TodayORCLOracle$153.77 +0.83 (+0.54%) As of 11:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.52-Week Range$114.50▼$329.50Dividend Yield1.30%P/E Ratio26.34Price Target$256.05Add to WatchlistOracle's NASDAQ: ORCL stock price is on track for a substantial recovery and a sustained, prolonged upswing as the monetization of its AI ambition begins.
ORCL's Q1 earnings beat estimates as cloud revenues surge 62%, fueled by accelerating AI infrastructure demand and a $664 billion backlog.
Oracle maintains a robust investment case, driven by surging cloud infrastructure revenue growth and a record-high revenue backlog. Despite a significant stock price decline since the fourth-quarter earnings report in June, underlying AI and cloud infrastructure demand remains exceptionally strong. Valuation has compressed to 13.9x FY 2028 P/E, reflecting investor concerns over aggressive CapEx, yet backlog growth and pricing power offer margin upside.
ORCL has raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to at least $90 billion as AI capacity, RPO conversion and cloud infrastructure execution drive growth.
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Oracle shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Friday after stronger-than-expected quarterly results and an upbeat outlook helped ease investor concerns over the cloud computing company's debt-funded artificial intelligence spending. The enterprise software giant reported first-quarter revenue of $19.35 billion, ahead of the $19.14 billion consensus estimate from LSEG.