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Oracle Stock Surges on $300B AI Cloud Deal – Is a Trillion-Dollar Valuation Next?
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Oracle Stock Skyrockets on $300B AI Cloud Deal — Wall Street Eyes $400 Upside

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23 October 2025
  • Blockbuster earnings & AI deals: In early Sept. Oracle (ORCL) reported FY2026 Q1 results showing revenues up 12% YoY and a record backlog (Remaining Performance Obligations) of $455 billion [1]. CEO Safra Catz highlighted four huge AI cloud contracts, saying RPO “is likely to exceed half-a-trillion dollars” soon [2]. The stock jumped ~40% on these results, with shares briefly topping $345 [3] [4].
  • Aggressive growth targets: At its Oct. 16 “Oracle AI World” event, management raised its fiscal 2030 revenue guidance to $166 billion (from $144B) [5], implying ~75% annual cloud growth. Oracle also forecast OCI (cloud infrastructure) revenue soaring to $144B by 2030 [6], up from ~$18B today. These eye-popping targets caught analysts’ attention – Morningstar’s Dave Sekera quipped the 2030 plan gave “late-90s…vibes,” questioning if such steep growth can be sustained [7].
  • New partnerships & products: Oracle announced several AI-focused alliances and product launches. Zoom (ZM) will run its contact-center software on Oracle Cloud, and Oracle itself adopted Zoom’s service [8]. Duality Technologies’ encrypted-AI platform was added to the Oracle Cloud Marketplace [9] [10], targeting government/defense customers. NVIDIA and Oracle deepened collaboration on GPU-powered “AI superclusters” [11]. At AI World, Oracle also unveiled an AI Agent Marketplace (prebuilt smart assistants for its apps) and previewed a new “Oracle AI Database” for running generative models on customers’ data [12].
  • Leadership shakeup: In late Sept., Oracle announced a surprise CEO transition. Longtime CEO Safra Catz (at the helm since 2014) will become vice chair, with cloud executives Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia named co-CEOs next year [13]. Founder Larry Ellison remains Executive Chairman/CTO. Evercore analysts noted the move “solidifies the importance of the Cloud and Industry businesses as growth levers” and should be a “smooth transition” with Ellison and Catz staying on [14].
  • Stock price & volatility: ORCL has been on a wild ride. It peaked near $345 in early Sept. and then swung lower in Oct. On Oct. 16, the day of the AI World guidance bump, it reached ~$313, but then fell ~7% on Oct. 17 and another ~5% on Oct. 20 as investors took profits [15]. As of mid-day Oct. 23, ORCL is trading around $280 (up ~3% on the day) [16]. That is still roughly 15% below its Sept. highs [17], but about 70% above its early-Jan level – a massive YTD gain that “left even the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech stocks trailing” [18] [19]. At ~$780–790 billion market cap, Oracle now trades at a high multiple (~45× forward earnings) [20].
  • Analysts split – bullish case: Wall Street is mostly optimistic on Oracle. Over 30 analysts rate ORCL a Buy/Strong Buy [21]. Jefferies called Oracle’s AI-fueled quarter “truly historic” and raised its 12-month target to $360 [22]. UBS and Bank of America similarly lifted targets into the $360–370 range [23]. The consensus 12-month price target is in the low-$320s (vs ~$280 current) [24]. TipRanks shows an average target of $354 (+29% upside) [25]. Bulls point to Oracle’s deep cloud backlog, multi-cloud deals, and leadership in AI infrastructure: Deutsche Bank’s Brad Zelnick said the quarter was “truly awesome” and reinforced Oracle’s position as a leader in AI [26]. Even Citi raised its target to $410, implying 20% more upside [27].
  • Analysts split – bearish case: Still, a vocal minority warns caution. One big concern is valuation: Oracle now trades at about 11× sales vs. its revenue [28]. Redburn Partners initiated coverage with a Sell/$175 rating [29], calling the $300B OpenAI deal “very risky” and warning Oracle’s AI opportunity may be overestimated. Analysts like JPMorgan’s Mark Murphy note the implied ~75% long-term growth is “virtually unheard-of” for a company this size [30] [31]. They point out Oracle will need to spend tens of billions on new data centers and GPUs to meet demand [32]. If execution or funding falters, the stock could correct sharply. Even bullish analysts like Jefferies’ Brent Thill admit Oracle provided scant detail on how it will finance such expansion [33]. Notably, the range of analyst targets is unusually wide ($175–$400 [34]), reflecting disagreement.

Oracle’s recent moves – mega cloud contracts, ambitious AI plans, and heavy capex – have re-ignited its growth story, but they also raise big questions. The company is counting on a boom in AI demand (from OpenAI and others) to fuel revenue growth and justify its high valuation [35] [36]. In the short term, technical traders point to support around the high-$270s and resistance near $300. Option-market indicators even suggest ORCL could revisit ~$354 by year-end (an ~18% rise) if the bull case prevails [37]. Conversely, a failure to deliver on its promises could send ORCL back toward the $270s or lower [38].

In sum: Oracle’s stock has been “on a wild AI-fueled ride” [39]. Investors will be watching Oracle’s upcoming Q2 report and any news on the massive OpenAI partnership or TikTok/Oracle cloud deal. For now, most analysts remain constructive, pointing to Oracle’s potential as an AI cloud play, but the company faces the challenge of turning gargantuan projections into reality. As one commentator noted, “after such a run, it must deliver” on its backlog to sustain investor confidence [40].

Sources: Company press releases and filings [41] [42]; Reuters reporting [43] [44]; market news and analyst reports [45] [46] [47] [48] [49].

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