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Investing.com-- Baird Equity Research initiated coverage of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) with an “Outperform” rating, saying the software giant is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the convergence of artificial intelligence, data, and cloud infrastructure spending.
Baird has a price target of $365 on the stock. “Oracle has positioned itself at the center of the most significant trend in the history of computing: AI,” analysts said in a note.
"The combination of resources it delivers - scaled infrastructure, database, networking, and applications - creates a virtuous circle that we believe can support a premium valuation and propel shares beyond the current infrastructure scarcity trade," they added.
Baird expects Oracle’s revenue growth to accelerate above 20% as its cloud business expands. The brokerage estimates total revenue will rise from $57.4 billion in fiscal 2025 to $67.1 billion in fiscal 2026, with cloud revenue growing 40% to make up more than half of sales.
Analysts highlighted Oracle’s growing traction in its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) unit, a broad suite of enterprise software offerings, and its durable financial model with operating margins in the 40–45% range despite heavy investment.
Key risks include increased capital spending to build data centers, heightened competition from hyperscalers and AI-native firms, and Oracle’s premium valuation relative to peers, analysts added.