Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing. The company also offers cloud-based industry solutions for various industries; Oracle application licenses; and Oracle license support services. In addition, it provides cloud and license business' infrastructure technologies, such as the Oracle Database and MySQL Database; Java, a software development language; and middleware, including development tools and others. The company's cloud and license business' infrastructure technologies also comprise cloud-based compute, storage, and networking capabilities; and Oracle autonomous database and MySQL HeatWave, as well as Internet-of-Things, digital assistant, and blockchain. Further, it provides hardware products and other hardware-related software offerings, including Oracle engineered systems, enterprise servers, storage solutions, industry-specific hardware, virtualization software, operating systems, management software, and related hardware services, as well as hardware support products; and consulting and customer services. The company markets and sells its cloud, license, hardware, support, and services offerings directly to businesses in various industries, government agencies, and educational institutions, as well as through indirect channels. Oracle Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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Buy These 5 Dividend Growth Stocks as U.SW. Inflation Rate Hits +3%
With the U.S. government having released its first economic data last Friday since the shutdown began, America’s inflation rate was revealed to have reached 3%. Specifically, the September CPI inflation report showed that consumer prices rose 0.3% in September, which drove the annual rate of inflation from 2.9% to 3%, the highest since January, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (asreported by CNN Business).
Amid the rising inflation, dividend growth stocks offer an opportune investment. Their regularly increasing payouts can help offset the annual inflation rate, preserving real purchasing power. Companies with a history of raising dividends often exhibit strong financial health, providing a defensive hedge against economic uncertainty.
In fact, stocks with a strong history of year-over-year dividend growth form a healthy portfolio with a greater scope of capital appreciation, as opposed to simple dividend-paying stocks or those that have high yields.
We have selected five such dividend growth stocks — Vertiv, Taiwan Semiconductor, Oracle, Lam Research and Elbit Systems — which could be solid choices for your portfolio.
Why Is Dividend Growth Better?
Stocks that have a strong history of dividend growth belong to mature companies, which are less susceptible to large swings in the market and thus act as a hedge against economic or political uncertainty as well as stock market volatility. At the same time, these offer downside protection with their consistent increase in payouts.
Additionally, these stocks have superior fundamentals that make dividend growth a quality and promising investment for the long term. These include a sustainable business model, a long track of profitability, rising cash flows, good liquidity, a strong balance sheet and some value characteristics. Further, a strong history of dividend growth suggests a likely increase ahead.
Although these stocks do not necessarily have the highest yields, they have outperformed for a longer period than the broader stock market or any other dividend-paying stock.
As a result, picking dividend growth stocks appears as a winning strategy when some other parameters are also included.
Here are five of the 12 stocks that fit the bill:
Ohio-based Vertiv is a leading global provider of critical digital infrastructure and services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments. The Zacks consensus estimate for VRT’s 2025 revenues suggests a year-over-year improvement of 27.5%. The stock boasts a long-term (three-to-five years) earnings growth rate of 30% and has an annual dividend yield of 0.08%.
VRT currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 and has a Growth Score of A. You can seethe complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Taiwan-based Taiwan Semiconductor is the world's largest dedicated integrated circuit foundry. The consensus estimate for TSM’s 2025 revenues implies a year-over-year improvement of 33.8%. The stock boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 29.2% and has an annual dividend yield of 0.88%.
TSM currently holds a Zacks Rank #2 and has a Growth Score of B.
Texas-based Oracle is one of the largest enterprise-grade database, middleware, and application software providers. The consensus estimate for ORCL’s fiscal 2026 revenues suggests a year-over-year improvement of 16.5%. The stock boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 17.2% and has an annual dividend yield of 0.71%.
ORCL currently holds a Zacks Rank #2 and has a Growth Score of B.
California-based Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. The consensus estimate for LRCX’s fiscal 2026 revenues implies a year-over-year improvement of 11.9%. The stock boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 19.6% and has an annual dividend yield of 0.69%.
LRCX currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 and has a Growth Score of A.
Israel-based Elbit Systems provides a wide range of defense-related airborne, ground and command, control and communications programs throughout the world. The consensus estimate for ESLT’s 2025 revenues suggests a year-over-year improvement of 16.4%. The stock boasts a long-term earnings growth rate of 23.3% and has an annual dividend yield of 0.51%.
ESLT currently holds a Zacks Rank #2 and has a Growth Score of A.
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Key Points
Oracle is forecasting a significant acceleration in growth through 2030, owing to the terrific demand for its cloud infrastructure.
Importantly, Oracle seems to have a big-enough contract backlog that should allow it to achieve its goals.
The potential growth in Oracle's revenue and earnings should ideally translate into a healthy jump in its stock price by the end of the decade.
The past five years have been quite rewarding for Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) investors. An investment of $1,000 in Oracle stock five years ago is worth more than $4,600, as of this writing.
The phenomenal rally in Oracle stock in the past five years has helped it become the 13th largest company in the world, with a market cap of $830 billion. Investors may now be wondering if this technology giant has the ability to deliver more gains over the next five years, following the remarkable surge that it has enjoyed in recent years.
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However, Oracle's latest update suggests that it could indeed become a much bigger company by 2030. Let's see how much upside Oracle investors can expect in the next five years.
Oracle is expecting a much stronger growth rate through 2030
Oracle's revenue in its most recently concluded fiscal year 2025 (which ended on May 31) came in at $57.4 billion. For comparison, its top line in fiscal 2020 was $39.1 billion. So, Oracle's revenue increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% during this five-year period.
The good part is that Oracle is now growing at a much faster pace. The company reported a year-over-year increase of 12% in its revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. It expects to finish the current fiscal year with $67 billion in revenue, which would be an improvement of over 17% from the year-ago period. Even better, the company is forecasting an acceleration in its revenue growth over the remaining four fiscal years.
Specifically, Oracle expects its top line to hit $225 billion in fiscal 2030. That suggests Oracle is expecting its revenue to increase at a CAGR of almost 32% over the next five fiscal years, which would be a 4x improvement over the growth that it has clocked in the past five years. For some context, Oracle was earlier anticipating its top line to hit at least $104 billion in fiscal 2029, which means that it has significantly upgraded its forecast.
Additionally, the company is anticipating its non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) earnings per share to increase at a CAGR of 28% through the end of the decade, an improvement over the earlier estimate of at least 20% growth. At this rate, Oracle forecasts that its earnings could hit $21 per share by 2030.
Importantly, Oracle has the ability to indeed achieve its guidance for the next five years. That's because the demand for the company's cloud computing infrastructure is growing at an incredible pace. From enterprise customers to artificial intelligence (AI) companies to cybersecurity companies to telecom providers, several companies are tapping the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to run their workloads in Oracle's data centers.
This explains why the company's remaining performance obligation (RPO), which refers to the total value of its unfulfilled contracts at the end of a period, stood at a whopping $455 billion at the end of the previous quarter. That metric shot up by 359% from the year-ago period as the demand for OCI outpaced supply.
Even better, Oracle management says that its RPO is on track to jump over half a trillion dollars in the next few months on the back of more multibillion-dollar contracts. As it turns out, Oracle has signed $65 billion worth of new OCI contracts in the first month of the fiscal second quarter. That probably excludes the blockbuster five-year contract worth $300 billion that Oracle struck with OpenAI last month.
The size of this contract suggests that Oracle's RPO could now be well beyond the $800 billion mark. That should be enough to cover the cumulative revenue that Oracle is forecasting for the next five years.
Here's how much upside this AI stock can deliver
We have already gone over the growth that Oracle is expecting for the next five years, including its estimated revenue and earnings in 2025. Assuming that the company manages to indeed hit $21 per share in earnings after five years and trades at 28.5 times forward earnings at that time (identical to the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index's forward earnings multiple), its stock price could jump to $599.
That's 116% higher than Oracle's current stock price. What's worth noting is that the forward earnings multiple assumed above is at a significant discount to Oracle's trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 67. But if the market decides to reward Oracle with a premium valuation considering its ability to clock faster-than-projected growth, it could end up delivering bigger gains by 2030.
That's why investors looking to add a top AI stock to their portfolios can still buy Oracle, as it isn't done soaring yet.
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Prediction: This Will Be Oracle's Stock Price in 2030

Key Points
OpenAI's recent deals have raised eyebrows among seasoned investors.
Many of the AI hyperscalers would be unaffected over the long term by a crash.
The AI arms race has been ongoing for the past three years, and it doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon. However, with multiple massive deals getting announced over the past few weeks, investors are starting to get a bit concerned that we could be in a stock market bubble. Although many investors (including me) are too young to remember the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s, it's important to study it to ensure investors don't repeat the same mistakes.
However, there is also the possibility that this isn't a bubble and that all of the money being spent in this realm will amount to real economic gains over the long term. So, what should an investor do? Let's take a look.
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Circular investing is becoming a problem again
One of the biggest contributors to the dot-com crash was circular investing. This occurred when one company invested in another in exchange for a product to accelerate the buildout of the internet. The idea was that as long as valuations remained elevated, this financing method would work and would eventually be followed by massive consumer demand that would subscribe to an internet service, making all of these investments worth it. However, valuations plummeted, sparking a massive sell-off in the stock market.
This is eerily similar to what's happening today. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is recognized as the leader in generative AI technology. It has announced multiple deals with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD, Broadcom, and Oracle, and all of them are financed in a way that doesn't involve OpenAI paying cash (or taking out debt) that is backed by massive consumer or business demand. This is what's driving the fears of an artificial intelligence-driven stock market bubble.
The biggest trap that investors can fall into is "this time is different." However, I think there are a few key differences in this buildout versus the dot-com buildout that investors must be aware of.
Not every company would be affected by a crash
The AI hyperscalers are all spending a vast amount of money on AI infrastructure. However, if that were to stop suddenly, these companies wouldn't be affected by it. Take Alphabet for example. It gets the majority of its revenue through the Google Search engine. If the AI arms race were to come to a halt, its core business wouldn't be affected; it would just stop spending a large chunk of its cash flows on AI. The same could be said for Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms.
However, companies like Nvidia would be heavily affected, as the demand for its graphics processing units (GPUs) would no longer be there. As a result, not every big tech company would be harmed over the long term by a crash, even if its short-term stock price declines.
There's also the possibility that the AI arms race provides real economic value in a timeframe that is reasonable. The internet buildout eventually occurred in the decade following the dot-com crash and brought huge economic value to the world. However, it wasn't at the pace investors envisioned it occurring in the early 2000s. Time will tell, but with the pace of AI adoption in the business world and among consumers, I'd expect generative AI to continue providing tangible value over the next few years.
While I believe valuations are starting to get a bit frothy for some companies, especially in the private sector, we're still OK overall. Yes, the market is valued at all-time highs, which could limit return potential, but if the AI data center buildout trend continues like many projects (in the multitrillion-dollar range by 2030), there is still a ton of room for AI-related stocks to run. Furthermore, the AI hyperscalers mentioned above are all growing their revenue in the mid-double digits, and that's without any real benefit from AI.
Investors should be diligent in managing their cash balance and exposure to AI stocks, but running for the hills based on a few worries of Wall Street analysts is an irrational move.
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Is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Boom Turning Into a Bubble or Just Getting Started?

Key Points
AMD’s data center business is growing rapidly.
A lot of that growth has been driven by its Instinct GPUs for data centers.
Its stock is a bit pricey, but it still has plenty of room to run.
When investors talk about artificial intelligence (AI) chips, they often mention Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). It's the world's largest producer of discrete GPUs for data centers, where they're used to process complex AI tasks. Most of the world's top AI companies, including Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and OpenAI, use its chips.
But Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) -- which controls a much smaller slice of the discrete GPU market -- has been gradually rolling out more data center GPUs to challenge Nvidia. Could this underdog chipmaker become the next big growth story in AI chips?
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Is AMD an emerging threat to Nvidia's AI dominance?
Nvidia generates most of its revenue from discrete GPUs. AMD produces a wider range of x86 CPUs for PCs and servers, discrete GPUs, and APUs (accelerated processing units), which merge together a CPU and GPU on a single chip for smaller PCs and gaming consoles.
Nvidia dominates 94% of the discrete GPU market, according to JPR, while AMD only controls about 6%. In the past, AMD tried to keep pace with Nvidia by selling cheaper GPUs, which offered comparable performance but consumed more power. However, it eventually lost that advantage as Nvidia expanded its lineup of lower-end gaming GPUs for PCs.
AMD launched its first batch of Instinct GPUs for data centers (MI6, MI8, and MI25) back in 2017. However, it didn't make much of an impression in that market until it launched its MI300 Instinct GPUs -- which were built on TSMC's 5nm and 6nm nodes -- in late 2023.
AMD's top-tier MI300X actually beat Nvidia's older H100 GPU -- which is still widely used to process AI tasks -- in several industry benchmarks of raw processing power and memory bandwidth. Companies could also buy roughly four MI300 GPUs for the price of a single H100 GPU.
Nvidia's new H200 (Blackwell) GPU outperforms the MI300X for most AI tasks, but it's still roughly twice as expensive as AMD's MI300X GPUs. Some of AMD's MI300 chips are even APUs, which eliminate the need for stand-alone CPUs. Nvidia doesn't produce any x86 CPUs or APUs.
How fast is AMD's AI business growing?
AMD doesn't disclose its sales of Instinct GPUs separately. Instead, it groups them with its EPYC CPUs for servers in its data center segment. But over the past year, that core growth engine cooled off as its weight on AMD's top line declined.
Metric
Q2 2024
Q3 2024
Q4 2024
Q1 2025
Q2 2025
Data center revenue growth (YOY)
115%
122%
69%
57%
14%
As a percentage of total revenue
48%
51%
51%
50%
42%
Total revenue growth (YOY)
9%
18%
24%
36%
32%
That deceleration was caused by three major headwinds.
First, the Trump administration barred it from exporting its MI308 GPUs to China. Second, it faced intense competition from Nvidia's new H200 chips. Nvidia also reinforces its lead by locking its customers into its proprietary CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) platform for writing GPU applications.
Lastly, AMD expects its sales of current-gen MI300X chips to cool off as it ramps up its production of its next-gen MI350 chips throughout the second half of 2025. Many of its potential customers won't buy its older chips when a newer version is right around the corner.
Don't ignore its potential catalysts
AMD's slowdown in the data center market was disappointing, but it's offsetting that pressure by selling more EPYC CPUs for servers, Ryzen CPUs for PCs, and Radeon GPUs for PCs. It's also still gaining ground against the struggling Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) in the x86 CPU market.
AMD recently secured massive AI deals with Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and OpenAI. Oracle plans to install 50,000 AMD GPUs across its cloud infrastructure platform. OpenAI aims to deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD's CPUs in its data centers over the next few years, and it even acquired stock warrants that could eventually give it a 10% stake in the chipmaker. Those deals strongly indicate that Oracle and OpenAI are eager to curb their dependence on Nvidia.
If other AI giants follow that lead, Nvidia could gradually lose its edge against AMD. While AMD's Instinct chips aren't as powerful as Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs, they can be optimized to handle certain memory-intensive tasks more efficiently. Therefore, more companies might be willing to tweak their data centers to accommodate AMD's GPUs, instead of getting locked into Nvidia's prisoner-taking ecosystem of CUDA-optimized applications.
Could AMD become the next growth story in AI chips?
From 2024 to 2027, analysts expect AMD's revenue and earnings per share (EPS) to increase at a CAGR of 30% and 86%, respectively, as it overcomes its near-term challenges. Its stock isn't a bargain at 57 times next year's earnings, but the growth potential of its AI business justifies that higher valuation.
While AMD won't ever dethrone Nvidia as the top AI chipmaker, there could be plenty of room for both companies to thrive without trampling each other. So if AMD continues to expand its defensible niche of the AI market, it could certainly become the next big growth story in AI chips.
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Could Advanced Micro Devices Become the New Growth Story in AI Chips?

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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) just scored a major AI victory through its expanded partnership with Oracle. With the rollout of Instinct MI450 GPUs and next-gen datacenter architecture, AMD could be positioning itself for massive long-term upside in the AI revolution.
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Great News for AMD Investors: Strong Buy Rating Confirmed

Key Points
Investors who lacked exposure to the information technology sector over the last decade probably underperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin.
The information technology sector is home to artificial intelligence powerhouses like Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Palantir, and more.
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF invests in over 300 stocks across 12 sub-segments of the sector.
The 500 companies represented in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index are spread across 11 economic sectors, but information technology is the largest by far with a weighting of 35.1%. That's because the sector is home to the world's three largest companies: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which have a combined market capitalization of $12 trillion.
Those three stocks have contributed to a near-700% gain in the S&P 500 information technology sector over the past decade, more than tripling the gain of the S&P 500 overall.
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In fact, investors who invested in the entire S&P 500 over the past 10 years, but excluded the information technology sector, would have earned a return of just 81%. Suffice it to say, it has been essential to own a slice of companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple in order to keep pace with the broader market.
Here's the good news: Buying a slice of the entire information technology sector has never been simpler thanks to the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: VGT). It's an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in 314 stocks under the information technology umbrella, including many outside the S&P 500, and 43.6% of the entire value of its portfolio is parked in Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple. Read on.
The ultimate technology ETF
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF invests across 12 sub-segments of the information technology sector. The semiconductor segment is the largest with a weighting of 31.3%, which isn't a surprise considering Nvidia's valuation has ballooned from $360 billion to $4.4 trillion since the start of 2023.
The semiconductor segment is also home to Broadcom, Advanced Micro Devices, and Micron Technology, which are some of the other top suppliers of the data center chips and components fueling the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
AI is a prevalent theme across the entire tech space right now. Each of the top 10 holdings in the Vanguard ETF is contributing to the AI industry in some capacity, whether it be through data center infrastructure, software, or cloud services:
Stock
Vanguard ETF Portfolio Weighting
1. Nvidia
17.16%
2. Apple
13.35%
3. Microsoft
13.09%
4. Broadcom
4.47%
5. Oracle
2.34%
6. Palantir Technologies
2.02%
7. Cisco Systems
1.39%
8. Advanced Micro Devices
1.33%
9. International Business Machines
1.33%
10. Salesforce
1.14%
Data source: Vanguard. Portfolio weightings are accurate as of Sept. 30, 2025, and are subject to change.
Apple launched Apple Intelligence in partnership with OpenAI last year, which is a suite of AI-powered apps and features for its iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers. Apple Intelligence can summarize text messages and emails, create images on command, and prioritize notifications based on the preferences of each user. Apple has over 2.35 billion active devices worldwide, so it could become the most dominant consumer AI company in the world.
Microsoft and Oracle are two of the biggest buyers of data center chips and components which they use to develop their own AI software, but they also make money by renting the computing capacity to businesses. In fact, both companies are experiencing more demand for data center capacity than they can possibly supply, as businesses across all industries race to adopt AI.
Palantir is one of the best-performing stocks in the AI space, with a 300% gain over the past year alone. It developed two platforms called Gotham and Foundry, which use AI to help organizations extract value from their data. It also offers a third platform called AIP (Artificial Intelligence Platform), which allows organizations to connect their internal data to large language models (LLMs) so they can create AI applications.
Outside of its top 10 holdings, the Vanguard ETF holds many other powerhouse AI stocks. They include Adobe, Snowflake, Datadog, and cybersecurity giants Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike.
The Vanguard ETF has a great track record against the S&P 500
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF has delivered a compound annual return of 14.2% since it was established in 2004, comfortably outperforming the S&P 500, which climbed by 10.4% per year over the same period. However, given the ETF's high degree of exposure to volatile themes like AI, investors should avoid putting all of their eggs in one basket.
Instead, this Vanguard ETF is ideal for investors who might be overly exposed to more defensive areas of the market, like the financials, consumer staples, and real estate sectors which are known for paying high dividends, but tend to generate slower growth.
As I highlighted earlier, excluding the information technology sector from any portfolio tends to result in sluggish returns. Since AI is likely to remain a significant value creator in the coming years, investors who have minimal or no exposure to stocks like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft might want to buy the Vanguard Information Technology ETF right now.
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Meet the Spectacular Vanguard ETF With 43.6% of Its Portfolio Invested in Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft

Key Points
Ascent Wealth Partners sold 26,178 shares of Oracle, an estimated $6.64 million reduction based on the quarterly average price for the period ended September 30, 2025.
The trade represents 0.8% of Ascent's 13F reportable assets under management.
Ascent's post-trade position is 38,593 shares valued at $10.85 million as of September 30, 2025.
Oracle now accounts for 1.26% of the fund’s AUM, which is outside the top five holdings.
What happened
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated October 21, 2025, Ascent Wealth Partners reduced its stake in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 26,178 shares. The estimated transaction value was $6.64 million. The fund now holds 38,593 shares with a reported value of $10.85 million.
What else to know
This was a sell transaction. Oracle now represents 1.26% of Ascent Wealth Partners’ 13F assets under management.
The fund's top holdings after the filing are:
IWF: $75.13 million (8.7% of AUM)
QQQ: $57.00 million (6.6% of AUM)
AAPL: $38.90 million (4.5% of AUM)
MDY: $37.93 million (4.4% of AUM)
MSFT: $24.69 million (2.9% of AUM)
As of October 20, 2025, shares of Oracle were priced at $277.18, up 59.7% over the year ending October 20, 2025, outperforming the S&P 500 by 43.55 percentage points over the same period.
Company Overview
Price (as of market close 10/20/25)
$277.18
Market Capitalization
$787.67 billion
Revenue (TTM)
$59.02 billion
Net Income (TTM)
$12.44 billion
Company Snapshot
Oracle Corporation delivers enterprise software and cloud infrastructure to organizations worldwide, providing technology solutions across various industries. The company's strategy centers on expanding its cloud offerings and leveraging its extensive installed base to drive recurring revenue and long-term client relationships. Oracle's scale, comprehensive product portfolio, and focus on innovation underpin its competitive position in the technology sector.
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The company provides a broad suite of enterprise cloud applications, database technologies, middleware, and hardware systems, with flagship offerings including Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, NetSuite, Oracle Database, and Java.
Oracle generates revenue from cloud services, license support, hardware, and consulting. Its primary customers are large enterprises, government agencies, and educational institutions seeking scalable, secure, and integrated IT solutions.
Foolish take
When an investment firm decides to buy shares in a public company, the action suggests a bullish outlook. But the opposite isn't necessarily the case when shares are sold. For example, Ascent Wealth Partners' Q3 sale of Oracle stock could be for a number of reasons.
One likely explanation is profit taking. Oracle's shares have soared this year on the strength of its success in the hot artificial intelligence sector. The stock hit a 52-week high of $345.72 in September, nearly triple the low reached just a few months earlier in April.
The fact Ascent Wealth Partners sold some of its shares, but not all, suggests it was capturing its gains. Before the sale, Oracle stock was among the investment management company's top ten holdings. So Ascent could afford to trim its stake.
If you own Oracle stock, don't take Ascent's action as a sign to shed shares. The AI market is continuing to see massive expansion. Forecasts estimate the industry will grow from $255 billion in 2025 to $1.7 trillion by 2031. This growth provides a tailwind to Oracle's business, so the ideal approach is to hold on to the stock.
Glossary
13F reportable assets: Securities that institutional investment managers must disclose quarterly to the SEC if managing over $100 million.
Assets under management (AUM): The total market value of investments managed on behalf of clients by a fund or firm.
Quarterly average price: The average price of a security over a specific three-month period, often used to estimate transaction values.
Top holdings: The largest positions or investments held in a portfolio, typically by market value.
Outperforming: When an investment delivers higher returns than a benchmark index or comparable investments over a period.
Flagship offerings: A company's most prominent or important products or services.
Cloud services: On-demand computing resources, software, or storage delivered over the internet rather than on local servers.
License support: Ongoing services and updates provided to customers who have purchased software licenses.
Middleware: Software that connects different applications or systems, enabling them to communicate and share data.
TTM: The 12-month period ending with the most recent quarterly report.
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Is Now the Time to Sell Oracle Stock After Investment Company Ascent Wealth Partners Dumped Shares Worth $6.6 Million?

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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Oracle’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer - Software industry over the year-to-date period (+66.9% vs. +20.8%). The company is benefiting from continued momentum from its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure business, including from winning cloud-computing contracts from AI-focused startups.
ORCL’s continued investment in cloud infrastructure, comprising NetSuite Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Fusion ERP, positions it well for sustained growth in the dynamic software industry. Its partnership with Amazon for Oracle Database@AWS and general availability of Oracle Database@Google bodes well. Oracle’s Gen 2 Cloud is driving artificial intelligence clientele. The company's share buybacks and dividend policy are noteworthy.
The Zacks analyst expects fiscal 2026 net sales to grow 15.8% from fiscal 2025. However, higher spending on product enhancements, toward the cloud platform amid increasing competition in the cloud domain is likely to limit margin expansion.
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Shares of Toyota have outperformed the Zacks Automotive - Foreign industry over the year-to-date period (+5.1% vs. +4.9%). The company’s sales are getting a boost from the surge in hybrid adoption. The RAV4 model, with hybrid variants that make up about half of Toyota’s sales, is America's top-selling SUV.
Toyota aims to lower hydrogen costs by promoting its use in commercial vehicles. It plans to sell its hydrogen-powered units externally, encouraging broader adoption beyond its own fleet. By increasing overall hydrogen demand, the company expects economies of scale to drive down production costs.
However, Toyota expects its operating income for fiscal 2026 to decline year over year due to material prices, the impact of the forex rate and tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on vehicle and vehicle parts imports. Pretax profit is also expected to decline. Thus, the stock warrants a cautious stance.
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Morgan Stanley’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Financial - Investment Bank industry over the year-to-date period (+28.8% vs. +28.7%). The company’s third-quarter 2025 results were aided by robust investment banking (“IB”) and trading performances. Morgan Stanley’s efforts to focus on wealth and asset management operations, inorganic expansion initiatives, and strategic alliances will keep aiding the top line.
The performance of the IB business is expected to be driven by a strong pipeline in the near term. However, expenses will remain elevated due to business expansion efforts. The uncertainty of the performance of the capital markets is a key near-term concern.
While trading revenues have been increasing, they are less likely to reach 2021 levels. Yet given a solid balance sheet, the company is expected to be able to enhance shareholder value through efficient capital distributions.
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Domino's (DPZ) Banks on Digital Initiatives, Macro Woes Ail
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QIAGEN (QGEN) Banks on Growth Pillars, Macro Woes Stay
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Kohl's (KSS) Partnership with Sephora to Boost Beauty Business
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Electronic Arts (EA) Banks on Strong Portfolio, User Addition
Per the Zacks Research analyst, expanding user base driven by strength in popular franchises including FIFA and Madden NFL is aiding Electronic Arts' top-line amid stiff competition.
Encompass Health (EHC) Strengthens Growth Through Expansion Efforts
Per the Zacks analyst, Encompass Health's expansion through de novo hospitals will drive patient volumes and profit levels.
Investments, Customer Growth Aid Essential Utilities (WTRG)
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Plagued by High Operating Costs, Margin Woes
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Lower IT Spending Likely to Hurt CyberArk's (CYBR) Prospects
Per the Zacks Analyst, CyberArk's growth prospects might be hurt by soft IT spending as organizations are pushing back their large IT investment plans amid the macroeconomic headwinds.
Rising Expenses and High Debt Ail Blue Owl Capital (OBDC)
Per the Zacks analyst, Blue Owl Capital's increasing costs will affect its margins. Moreover, a high debt level is expected to impact its financial flexibility.
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