Oracle announced that it would ramp-up hiring to expand footprint in cloud, while Jefferies slashed their price target on the company’s stock.
Oracle plans to open around 20 more cloud data centers by the end of next year - a move that's expected to help customers to safely store data for disaster recovery or to comply with local data storage laws. The cloud company currently has such centers in 16 regions, including a dozen that it opened in the past year. New locations will be built in Chile, Japan, South Africa and United Arab Emirates as well as elsewhere in Asia and Europe. The expansion could be seen as an effort on Oracle’s part to bolster its presence in the near $40 billion market for cloud computing and storage.
Oracles’ plans to up the ante on its cloud business will create an additional 2,000 jobs in the company, according to Oracle. Jobs will be added in Oracle’s software development hubs in Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area and India, as well as near new data centers, said Don Johnson, executive vice president of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure unit (as mentioned in a Reuters report).
Separately, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill downgraded Oracle shares to hold from buy, and also lowered his price target on the shares to $66, a $6 reduction from the prior level. Thill noted that the company has "lost ground in the infrastructure business as workloads migrate to the cloud." On the other hand, Microsoft shares got a price target boost (to $160 from $93 per share) from Thill, as he believes that there is a "clear line of sight into double-digit revenue growth for the foreseeable future", for Microsoft.
Moving lower for three straight days is viewed as a bearish sign. Keep an eye on this stock for future declines. Considering data from situations where ORCL declined for three days, in of 255 cases, the price declined further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
The RSI Indicator demonstrated that the stock has entered the overbought zone. This may point to a price pull-back soon.
The Stochastic Oscillator entered the overbought zone. Expect a price pull-back in the foreseeable future.
ORCL broke above its upper Bollinger Band on May 25, 2023. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on May 04, 2023. You may want to consider a long position or call options on ORCL as a result. In of 79 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for ORCL just turned positive on May 25, 2023. Looking at past instances where ORCL's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 44 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where ORCL advanced for three days, in of 342 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 334 cases where ORCL Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 89, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly undervalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (0.000) is normal, around the industry mean (31.306). P/E Ratio (34.722) is within average values for comparable stocks, (168.128). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.061) is also within normal values, averaging (4.122). Dividend Yield (0.013) settles around the average of (0.040) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (6.039) is also within normal values, averaging (70.523).
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. ORCL’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
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A.I.dvisor indicates that over the last year, ORCL has been loosely correlated with SNPS. These tickers have moved in lockstep 57% of the time. This A.I.-generated data suggests there is some statistical probability that if ORCL jumps, then SNPS could also see price increases.
Ticker / NAME | Correlation To ORCL | 1D Price Change % | ||
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ORCL | 100% | +1.03% | ||
SNPS - ORCL | 57% Loosely correlated | +4.52% | ||
CDNS - ORCL | 57% Loosely correlated | +2.81% | ||
ROP - ORCL | 55% Loosely correlated | +0.39% | ||
ANSS - ORCL | 54% Loosely correlated | +3.06% | ||
ADBE - ORCL | 54% Loosely correlated | +0.44% | ||
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