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ORCLSoftware
Oracle Corp
$150.251d +3.9%5d -5.7%settled close · 2026-09-17
Mkt cap $421B (4/10)β 2.2752w $115–328Shares 2.88BInd. Services-Prepackaged SoftwareNYSE since 1986Emp. 162,000HQ Austin, TXoracle.com
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13 long6 shortlatest 2026-09-10
| Date | Voice | Stance | Venue | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Dan IvesTech analyst, Wedbush Securities | Bullish | CNBC Fast Money Final Trade | Street is underestimating Oracle's RPO/backlog conversion probability by roughly 50-60%, and the quarter… |
| 2026-08-28 | Ed ZitronCEO, EZPR; Host, Better Offline | Bearish | The Compound | Oracle's revenue has been flat for 15 years adjusted for inflation, it carries a near-junk credit rating, has… |
| 2026-08-20 | Raoul PalCo-founder, Real Vision; ex-GLG PM | Bullish | Tom Bilyeu | Larry Ellison is front-running the AI compute buildout aggressively, and his track record of capital… |
| 2026-08-13 | Michael Lee | Bullish | Fox Making Money | Oracle controls 35% of the world's enterprise data as the largest database manager, making it a structural… |
| 2026-07-28 | Tom Hayes | Bearish | Fox Claman Countdown | Oracle's credit default swap spreads are at record levels — higher than during the Great Financial Crisis —… |
| 2026-07-24 | Ed | Bearish | Prof G Pod (Galloway) | Oracle borrowed $43B to build data centers while generating negative free cash flow of ~$24B, making it a… |
| 2026-07-03 | Brian Belski (BMO)Chief Investment Strategist, BMO | Bullish | The Compound | Oracle's selloff is driven by AI-sentiment contagion despite being an early AI infrastructure investor with a… |
| 2026-06-25 | Jim Lebenthal (Cerity)Partner, Cerity Partners | Bullish | Tom Lee | Oracle will benefit from the same hyperscaler AI CapEx tailwind that is driving Micron — as all the compute… |
| 2026-04-14 | Brian Belski (BMO)Chief Investment Strategist, BMO | Bullish | CNBC Halftime Final Trades | Fundamentals support a 12–18 month tactical hold; Oracle is one of their largest positions across US-focused… |
| 2026-01-13 | Tim Seymour (Seymour Asset Mgmt)CIO, Seymour Asset Management | Bullish | CNBC Fast Money Final Trade | Oracle has been beaten down to the point where AI contract optionality is not in the price, offering… |
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| Date | Voice | Stance | Venue | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | Jim ChanosShort seller — Chanos & Co (family office) | Short | The Monetary Matters Network | Oracle is free cash flow negative, earning only ~8.5% incremental return on capital (below WACC), and faces… |
| 2025-12-16 | Dan IvesTech analyst, Wedbush Securities | Bullish | Mohamed El-Erian | Oracle's recent sell-off reflects execution and communication missteps, not a structural change in its AI… |
| 2025-11-11 | Barry SternlichtChairman/CEO, Starwood Capital | Bearish | CNBC Television | Oracle's data center deals are back-ended to OpenAI, a cash-burning startup competing against… |
| 2025-11-11 | Barry SternlichtChairman/CEO, Starwood Capital | Bearish | CNBC Television | Oracle is back-stopping data center leases to OpenAI (ChatGPT), a loss-making startup, creating credit risk… |
| 2025-10-14 | Larry FinkChairman/CEO, BlackRock | Bullish | CNBC Television | Oracle is undergoing a meaningful transformation under Larry Ellison that positions it as a potential winner… |
| 2025-07-14 | Jim Lebenthal (Cerity)Partner, Cerity Partners | Bullish | CNBC Halftime Committee | Trimmed Oracle after 30%+ YTD gain to raise dry powder for buying stocks that sell off on good earnings… |
| 2025-06-20 | Bill GurleyGeneral Partner, Benchmark | Bullish | Bg2 Pod | Oracle's Nvidia GPU allocation (19% share vs only 5% cloud-revenue share) signals a successful AI reinvention… |
| 2023-06-13 | Pete Najarian | Bullish | Fox Mornings with Maria | Oracle posted blowout earnings with strong revenue and earnings growth driven by tech-sector efficiency gains… |
| 2022-08-19 | Shannon SaccociaCIO, NB Private Wealth | Bullish | CNBC Halftime Committee | Oracle is a tech-adjacent services name with visible cash flow and the capacity to grow its dividend over… |
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Earnings
Next report: 8 Dec 2026
Confirmed date · consensus EPS 1.93. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
| Report | When | EPS actual vs est. | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | after the close | 1.92 vs 1.77 | -7.2% |
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Notable options days
Sessions in the last 120 where ORCL’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 10 of 120 sessions qualified.
The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are Brief subscriber content.
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