The US is self-sufficient in energy compared to the rest of the world, says Janet Mui, head of market analysis at RBC Brewin Dolphin. She joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech” to discuss the need for compute power as OpenAI and Oracle expand their on their Project Stargate deal.
It has been revealed that OpenAI is the customer behind a $30 billion annual cloud deal with Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL, ETR:ORC) disclosed earlier this week. According to multiple media reports citing sources with knowledge of the deal, OpenAI will rent about 4.5 gigawatts of data center power across multiple US sites as part of its Stargate initiative.
While there are questions about a contract that will ultimately add more than $30 billion in revenue annually, Bernstein analysts think the arrangement will bring Oracle closer to its larger cloud competitors.
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Oracle (ORCL) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
Optimism surrounding Oracle's (ORCL) cloud and AI infrastructure endeavors pushed its stock to an all-time high of $228 a share on Monday.
Brad Reback, Stifel managing director, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Reback's thoughts on Oracle's stock, if it's not too late to invest in the company and much more.
Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL, ETR:ORC) shares rose almost 5% on Monday, reaching an all-time high of around $222 on the news it has signed several large cloud services deals, including one which is expected to generate more than $30 billion in annual revenue starting in fiscal year 2028. This deal is one of the largest cloud contracts on record and nearly triples the size of Oracle's current infrastructure business.
Oracle announced a new cloud agreement. Plus, a Stifel analyst is freshly optimistic about the revenue opportunities ahead of the company.
Shares of software name Oracle Corp Inc (NYSE:ORCL) are charging higher, up 5.6% at $221.72, at last glance, after an upgrade from Stifel to "buy" from "hold.
Oracle shares jumped after a recent filing showed a cloud deal that would add over $30 billion annually starting in the fiscal 2028 year. CEO Safra Catz is slated to share the deal news at a company meeting.
Oracle's growth inflection is now a reality, driven by strong demand for OCI, cloud database, and applications, supporting a 20%+ revenue CAGR through 2030. Despite recent share appreciation and near-term free cash flow constraints from heavy capex, I see Oracle's current share price as an attractive long-term entry point. Oracle's competitive edge comes from superior price/performance in OCI, advanced AI-enabled databases, and multi-cloud partnerships with hyperscalers like AWS, Azure, and Google.
ORCL teams up with xAI to deploy Grok models on OCI, boosting cloud revenue growth and fueling future AI adoption.