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Oracle is rated a buy, down from strong buy, reflecting high CapEx needs and updated scoring model adjustments. Q3 revenues grew 22% to $17.2B, with cloud sales up 44% and AI infrastructure revenues surging 243%, but at lower gross margins. ORCL's capital expenditures are flexible; while free cash flow is negative now, CapEx can be adjusted if demand softens.
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OpenAI spokesperson Steve Sharpe called the Journal's report “clickbait” in a statement to Forbes. Sharpe said OpenAI's business is “firing on all cylinders,” adding its consumer strength is starting to show up in revenue and its enterprise business is “in the best place it has ever been.
Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, XETRA:NVD), Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL, XETRA:ORC) and much of the semiconductor sector came under pressure after concerns over OpenAI's growth cast doubt on demand for AI infrastructure. Shares in Nvidia fell 3.3%, while Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO, XETRA:1YD) dropped 4.2% and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD, XETRA:AMD) declined 5.5% following a report that OpenAI missed internal targets for both revenue and user growth.
OpenAI has recently missed its own projections for user growth and revenue, the WSJ reported.
Shares of Oracle Corporation fell about 5% in early premarket trading on Tuesday after a report raised concerns about the growth trajectory of OpenAI, one of its largest customers, casting a shadow over the cloud giant's long-term revenue visibility. The decline follows a report by The Wall Street Journal, which said OpenAI has fallen short of internal targets for both user growth and revenue in recent months.
Oracle stock was falling after a report raised concerns about OpenAI's huge spending plans.
The Oracle co-founder has kept a large stake in his company and pledged much of it for personal loans—here's what that looks like.
The developer of a huge one-gigawatt data center says it has secured $16 billion in funding. The data center in rural Michigan will serve Oracle's AI business.
Data center developer Related Digital said on Friday it has secured financing for a $16 billion data center campus it is building in Michigan for Oracle.
Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI | SMCI Price Prediction) are up 9% in midday trading Friday, climbing to $29.06 from Thursday's close of $26.75.