OracleORCLBUYMar 10, 2021Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jul 14, 2026. Market Open.
They delivered a strong quarter yesterday. When Oracle issued debt to pay for its big data centre build-out, investors became concerned over its credit, starting last fall. However, their Q3 had many highlights: top and bottom line beat and every division except their smallest posted better than expected sales. Also, their operating margin rose over the last quarter. EPS also grew. Q4 guidance: 19-21% revenue growth, higher than expected. Meanwhile, OpenAI completed its fundraising so it can pay its bills for the short/medium term; Oracle doesn't have to worry about this in their partnership with OpenAI.
It made a new high today over $73, but has tumbled after hours on a mixed report. It's back to where it was in late-2020. It's not sexy without huge, though steady growth, but it trades at a reasonable valuation as operating margins hang in there. BTW, for the first time in a long time, it's starting to catch up to Salesforce. Around $65 was the December high and this level of resistance on the way up is support on the way down. You can buy it again. This growth to value shift has knocked a lot of high-multiple stocks on their butt. Oracle is up 12% in the last four days. You're okay to stay here. Amazon vs. Oracle: since Feb. 20, Amazon's chart is straight down while Oracle's is straight up, because Amazon is a growth play and Oracle is seen as value. Old tech is back in vogue.