Market Eyes LiveOracle Corp (ORCL) Stock Rating & Analysis
MELANY's data-driven read on Oracle Corp · Services-Prepackaged Software.
Oracle provides enterprise applications and infrastructure across on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid deployment models. Founded in 1977, it pioneered the first commercial SQL-based relational database management system, widely used by the world's largest companies for high-volume online transaction processing. Beyond databases, Oracle sells enterprise resource planning platforms and cloud infrastructure that increasingly support large language model training and inferencing.
Why ORCL scores 65/100
MELANY scores Oracle Corp 65/100 by weighing eight factors. Here is how ORCL breaks down.
Whether the price looks cheap or expensive against earnings, growth, and peers.
- P/E 24.4x vs sector 28.0x median
- Forward P/E 13.0x, earnings growth accelerating
- PEG ratio 0.81 (< 1 = undervalued)
Margins, returns on capital, and balance-sheet strength.
- Gross margin 66%
- ROE 54%
Direction and relative strength of the recent share-price trend.
History of beating or missing estimates, and where estimates are heading.
- Beat EPS estimates 3 of last 4 quarters
- Avg EPS beat +9%
- Earnings in 21 days (strong beat history)
What Wall Street price targets and revisions are signalling.
- Analyst targets 73% upside
Near-term events that could move the stock.
- Earnings in 21 days
Upside weighed against volatility and drawdown risk.
How the current rate and market regime suits this kind of company.
Key risks for ORCL
- High debt-to-equity ratio 3.9x, rate-sensitive balance sheet
- Negative free cash flow, company consuming cash, not generating it
- Weak price momentum, trend not yet confirmed, may need more time to set up
- Performance partly driven by AI software / cloud, rotation away from this theme would hurt
Sector and theme context
Oracle Corp sits in the AI software / cloud theme, which MELANY currently rates 88/100 for strength. Theme strength feeds ORCL's momentum and catalyst factors above.
Tracking ORCL
Oracle Corp rates Hold right now, so MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry. Create a free account to add ORCL to your watchlist and get alerted the moment the rating changes.
How MELANY rates ORCL
MELANY is a rules-based engine that scores every stock from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors, then re-scores as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive. Oracle Corp's 65/100 reflects mature factor weighting for its profile.
Ratings are algorithmic and change with the data. They are research and education, not personalized investment advice.
Frequently asked questions about ORCL
Is Oracle Corp (ORCL) a buy?
As of 2026-08-20, MELANY rated Oracle Corp Hold with a composite score of 65/100. That is a dated snapshot, not the live rating, and it is an algorithmic reading built from eight factors rather than personalized investment advice. Review the factor breakdown above and the disclaimer below before making any decision.
What is Oracle Corp's MELANY score?
Oracle Corp (ORCL) has a MELANY composite score of 65/100, combining valuation, business quality, price momentum, earnings track record, analyst sentiment, catalyst setup, risk-adjusted profile, and macro fit.
How is the ORCL stock rating calculated?
MELANY scores ORCL from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors using live market and fundamental data, then refreshes the rating automatically as new data arrives.
Should I buy Oracle Corp stock?
That decision is yours; Market Eyes Live does not give buy or sell advice. What the data says: MELANY rates Oracle Corp (ORCL) Hold with a composite of 65/100 as of 2026-08-20. The factor breakdown above shows what is driving that, which is a better basis for a decision than any one-word verdict.
What is the ORCL stock price forecast?
MELANY does not publish price targets or forecasts for ORCL. Predicting a future price is exactly the kind of false precision the confidence framework avoids. Instead it scores today's setup, 65/100 across eight factors for Oracle Corp, and re-scores automatically as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive.
Is ORCL stock overvalued or undervalued?
MELANY's valuation factor currently reads 60/100 for Oracle Corp, where a higher score means the price looks more attractive against earnings, growth, and peers. Scores in the 70s and above read as attractively priced, the mid range as roughly fair, and low scores as stretched. The factor breakdown above shows what drives ORCL's read.
What price should I buy ORCL at?
MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry for ORCL at its current Hold rating, so there is no entry zone to publish right now. Watchlisting ORCL in the free app gets you alerted the moment that changes.
What are the risks of buying ORCL stock?
The top risks MELANY currently flags for Oracle Corp: High debt-to-equity ratio 3.9x, rate-sensitive balance sheet; Negative free cash flow, company consuming cash, not generating it; Weak price momentum, trend not yet confirmed, may need more time to set up; Performance partly driven by AI software / cloud, rotation away from this theme would hurt. The rating on this page already weighs these against the bullish factors; see the risk-adjusted profile score in the breakdown above.
Is Oracle Corp a good long-term investment?
For long-term durability the two factors that matter most are business quality, which MELANY scores 73/100 for Oracle Corp, and earnings track record, at 80/100. The 65/100 composite blends those with six shorter-horizon factors. Durable quality at a fair price is the long-term case to test; this is research, not personalized investment advice.
Will ORCL stock go up?
Nobody can promise a stock's direction, and Market Eyes Live does not predict prices. The measurable part: MELANY's price momentum factor reads 26/100 for ORCL right now, and the catalyst setup factor tracks whether near-term events could move it. Both re-score automatically as the data changes.
How current is this ORCL rating?
The rating on this page is a snapshot of MELANY's read as of 2026-08-20. The price shown updates live, but the score is not recomputed on this page. MELANY re-scores ORCL continuously as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive, and that current rating is free in the app.
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