Down 21% This Year: Is Oracle the Most Undervalued AI Stock on the Market?

Down 21% This Year: Is Oracle the Most Undervalued AI Stock on the Market?

By Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-03-21 12:42:00

To say the least, 2026 has not been a good year for Big Software so far. Even the giants of the industry suffered heavy losses in their share prices. A glaring example of this is oracle‘S (NYSE:ORCL) almost 21% decline since the beginning of the year.

The crash is largely due to investor fears Technology company Companies that identify with legacy solutions – such as Oracle with its databases – are facing a major wave of disruption from artificial intelligence (AI) models that can do their jobs better, cheaper and faster. But Oracle is actually switching to an AI-heavy business model. So is the selloff the best bargain AI stock today?

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Oracle’s big risk is that it may transition from its traditional core business of databases and software-as-a-service…