ORCL
Oracle Corporation · Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Last
$128.54
−$5.93 (−4.41%) 4:00 PM ET
After hours $128.37 −$0.17 (−0.13%) 7:20 AM ET
Prev close $134.47
Open $133.33
Day high $133.55
Day low $127.42
Volume 31,088,352
Avg vol 33,477,277
Mkt cap
$395.76B
EV/Sales
6.75
P/E ratio
21.12
FY Revenue
$71.78B
EPS
6.18
Gross Margin
63.96%
Div yield
1.50%
Sector
Technology
AI report sections
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
Oracle’s share price is in a short- to medium-term downswing, with the stock trading below key moving averages and showing negative 1–6 month returns, even as the 12‑month performance remains modestly positive. Fundamentally, the company combines high margins and double‑digit net income and EPS growth with negative free cash flow and elevated leverage, creating a mixed quality profile. Valuation multiples are high relative to current cash generation, while short interest is low but intraday short volume is elevated, and recent news flow is predominantly positive around AI and cloud momentum.
AI summarized at 12:33 AM ET, 2026-01-29
AI summary scores
INTRADAY: 32 SWING: 28 LONG: 55
Volume vs average
Intraday (cumulative)
+44% (Above avg)
Vol/Avg: 1.44×
RSI
44.20 (Neutral)
Neutral (40–60)
MACD momentum
Intraday
-0.03 (Weak)
MACD: 0.06 Signal: 0.08
Short-Term
-0.67 (Weak)
MACD: -2.28 Signal: -1.61
Long-Term
-1.02 (Weak)
MACD: -0.19 Signal: 0.83
Intraday trend score 33.77

Latest news

ORCL 12 articles Positive: 2 Neutral: 5 Negative: 5
Neutral The Motley Fool • Adam Spatacco
The Stock Market Is Doing Something for Only the 3rd Time in 156 Years, and History Is Clear a Crash May be Hiding in Plain Sight

The S&P 500's CAPE ratio has reached 41, a historically elevated valuation level seen only twice before in 156 years—preceding the 1929 crash and the dot-com bubble. While today's AI leaders like Nvidia and Alphabet have stronger fundamentals than dot-com era companies, the market has limited room for disappointment. Investors should consider taking profits on concentrated AI positions and diversifying into industrial and energy companies that benefit from data center infrastructure investments.

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Sentiment note

Mentioned as a hyperscaler with AI infrastructure investments, but faces uncertainty regarding returns on capital deployment.

Positive The Motley Fool • John Ballard
Oracle's Cloud Backlog Just Hit $664 Billion. Here's What a $1,000 Investment Could Be Worth If It Converts to Revenue on Schedule.

Oracle's remaining performance obligations reached a record $664 billion, up $209 billion year-over-year, with cloud infrastructure revenue growing 121% YoY. If the company converts half its backlog within 36 months and maintains current P/E multiples, a $1,000 investment could reach approximately $2,430 by 2029. However, risks include delays in data-center capacity expansion and customer concentration.

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Sentiment note

Record $664B cloud backlog with 121% YoY cloud infrastructure revenue growth, 97.9% GPU utilization, and strong customer renewal rates at 20% premiums demonstrate robust AI infrastructure demand and execution capability, supporting potential stock appreciation to $316 by 2029.

Negative The Motley Fool • Jeremy Bowman
TSMC Just Posted Record Profit for the Sixth Straight Quarter. Why Did the Stock Fall?

TSMC delivered record Q3 earnings with 50.9% revenue growth and expanded margins, but the stock fell 2.2% amid broader AI sector weakness. CEO warned of consumer market challenges from rising component prices and macroeconomic uncertainties, though AI chip demand remains extremely robust. The sell-off reflects investor fatigue with the AI trade despite TSMC's strong fundamentals and reasonable valuation.

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Sentiment note

Mentioned as falling alongside other neocloud stocks due to rising bond yield concerns.

Neutral The Motley Fool • Sara Appino
Arm vs. Credo Technology Group: Which Semiconductor Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

The article compares two semiconductor companies: Arm, which licenses chip architecture used in billions of devices globally with strong profitability and low risk, and Credo Technology Group, which provides high-speed interconnects for AI data centers with explosive 205% revenue growth but higher customer concentration risk. The author recommends Credo for its superior growth trajectory despite Arm's defensible business model.

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Sentiment note

Mentioned as a major customer partner of Credo for link reliability. No direct analysis or sentiment provided; included only as context for Credo's business relationships.

Neutral The Motley Fool • Robert Izquierdo
Better High-Growth Software Stock for 2026: Figma vs. ServiceNow

The article compares two high-growth software companies: Figma, a rapidly expanding collaborative design platform with 41% revenue growth but significant losses, and ServiceNow, a mature enterprise workflow automation platform with consistent profitability and 20.9% revenue growth. The analyst recommends ServiceNow as the more conservative choice due to its proven profitability and stable operations, despite Figma's higher growth potential.

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Sentiment note

Oracle is mentioned as a competitor to ServiceNow in the enterprise software market.

Neutral The Motley Fool • Daniel Sparks
Invesco QQQ Doesn't Own a Single Bank, and That's Not the Only Thing the Nasdaq-100 Leaves Out

The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq-100 index, excludes all financial companies and any stocks not primarily listed on Nasdaq. This means major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, as well as NYSE-listed companies like Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, and Oracle, are absent from the fund. Despite missing the entire financial sector (11.5% of the S&P 500), QQQ has delivered superior long-term returns of 21% annually over 10 years compared to 13% for financial sector funds, though it underperformed in certain years like 2022 and 2024.

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Sentiment note

Excluded from QQQ despite being a tech company, due to NYSE listing. Mentioned factually without sentiment.

Negative The Motley Fool • Robert Izquierdo
Stock Market Today, Oct. 14: CoreWeave Plummets on Gartner Neocloud Warning and Bond Yield Surge

CoreWeave stock crashed 15.46% on October 14, 2026, following Gartner's warning that 80% of neoclouds could disappear by 2030, exposing over $3.5 trillion in AI infrastructure spending to potential impairment. The decline was compounded by higher-than-expected CPI data and concerns about CoreWeave's bond yields surging to 15%, raising questions about a private credit bubble in the AI industry. Despite strong Q2 results and a large contract backlog, investors reassessed capacity spending across AI cloud infrastructure providers.

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Sentiment note

Oracle fell 8.83% as investors reassessed capacity spending in the AI cloud infrastructure sector following Gartner's warning and broader market concerns about neocloud viability.

Negative The Motley Fool • Robert Izquierdo
Stock Market Today, Oct. 14: Oracle Tumbles on Hotter CPI Data Lifting Treasury Yields

Oracle stock fell 8.83% on October 14, 2026, following hotter-than-expected September CPI data that lifted Treasury yields and revived rate-hike concerns. The decline was compounded by existing worries about Oracle's AI cloud expansion costs, including Project Jupiter data center spending, which has pushed debt toward $167 billion and resulted in a credit rating downgrade to BBB-. Despite strong 30% year-over-year revenue growth driven by triple-digit cloud infrastructure gains, investors are concerned about margin pressure and the company's shrinking free cash flow, with potential dividend cuts possible.

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Sentiment note

Stock declined 8.83% due to elevated inflation concerns triggering rate-hike bets, combined with mounting debt ($167 billion), credit rating downgrade to BBB-, shrinking free cash flow, and potential dividend cuts. While cloud revenue growth is strong at 30% YoY, heavy AI infrastructure spending and execution risks outweigh positive momentum.

Positive The Motley Fool • Geoffrey Seiler
Over 25% of the Stocks in the S&P 500 Are Down 40% or More. 4 Bargain Tech Stocks to Buy Now

With over 25% of S&P 500 stocks down 40% or more from their highs, the article identifies four undervalued tech stocks as bargain opportunities: Netflix benefits from recession-resistant streaming and advertising growth; Oracle offers leveraged exposure to cloud computing with a massive backlog; ServiceNow is well-positioned for agentic AI orchestration; and AppLovin trades at a cheap valuation with strong revenue and earnings growth.

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Sentiment note

Major growth in cloud computing infrastructure with $664 billion backlog; beaten-down stock price offers upside potential despite high leverage and cash burn concerns; strong cloud computing economics with quick paybacks.

Negative The Motley Fool • Jeremy Bowman
Why CoreWeave Stock Tumbled Today

CoreWeave stock plummeted 14.4% after investor Chamath Palihapitiya posted a chart showing the company's bond yield reached 15%, up from 9% in summer. The surge reflects concerns about CoreWeave's $35 billion debt burden and its reliance on borrowing to fund chip and data center investments. Rising interest rates pose a significant threat to the company's profitability, though it continues to show strong revenue growth.

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Sentiment note

Mentioned as being dragged down by CoreWeave's decline, indicating negative spillover effect in the neocloud/AI infrastructure sector.

Neutral GlobeNewswire Inc. • Not Specified
Orchestrating Last-Mile Operations at Scale: Nucleus Research Names nuVizz an Accelerator in the 2026 TMS Value Matrix

nuVizz has been recognized as an Accelerator in Nucleus Research's 2026 Transportation Management Value Matrix for its specialized last-mile delivery TMS platform. The platform orchestrates complex delivery networks across internal fleets, contracted carriers, and delivery partners through a unified operating environment, addressing fragmentation issues in last-mile logistics.

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Sentiment note

Mentioned as a leading enterprise multi-modal TMS provider in the same value matrix. No specific performance metrics or competitive advantages/disadvantages are discussed.

Negative Zacks Investment Research • Na
Will Rising Capex Weigh on Oracle's Free Cash Flow Outlook?

Oracle's aggressive AI infrastructure buildout has resulted in negative free cash flow of $5.4B in Q1 fiscal 2027, despite record operating cash flow. The company reaffirmed capex guidance of $90-$95B for fiscal 2027 with no timeline for FCF to turn positive. However, strong demand is evident with remaining performance obligations reaching $664B, cloud infrastructure revenue surging 121% to $7.4B, and the company raising $40B in debt and equity to fund expansion.

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Sentiment note

Negative FCF of $5.4B in Q1 despite record operating cash flow, massive capex of $28.5B, no timeline for FCF recovery, stock down 26.5% YTD, and shareholder dilution from $20B stock sale. However, strong cloud revenue growth (121%) and $664B in remaining performance obligations provide some offset.

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