By Zacks Equity Research
Publication Date: 2026-01-26 14:00:00
oracle (ORCL) is one of the most closely watched stocks by Zacks.com visitors lately. Therefore, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that could impact the stock’s short-term performance.
Over the past month, shares of this software maker returned -10.5%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 Composite’s change of +0.2%. In that period, the Zacks Computer Software industry, which includes Oracle, has lost 5.9%. The crucial question now is: What could the future direction of the stock look like?
While media releases or rumors about a material change in a company’s business prospects usually cause the stock to “trend” and result in an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that ultimately influence the buy and hold decision.
Here at Zacks, we emphasize evaluating the change in a company’s future earnings outlook over anything else. This is because we believe that the present value of future earnings streams determines fair value.
