By Daniel Foelber
Publication Date: 2026-03-17 09:15:00
oracle‘S (ORCL +0.50%) The stock price rose 9.2% on March 11 in response to third-quarter fiscal 2026 results and updated guidance.
But the stock is still down sharply year-to-date and is over 50% below its all-time high set last September.
Here are three reasons why buying Oracle now might be worth it, and one big reason to avoid it Growth stock.
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Reasons to Buy Oracle Stock
1. The company reports accelerated growth
Oracle’s cloud revenue rose 44% year-over-year in the third quarter and now accounts for more than half of its total revenue. This shows how Oracle is transforming from a legacy application software company into an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure cloud giant.
Oracle expects fiscal 2026 revenue of $67 billion and fiscal 2027 revenue of $90 billion — an increase of 34.3%. Oracle’s revenue will continue to rise as the company converts its remaining performance obligation (RPO) backlog into realized revenue. Oracle closed its latest quarter with stunning results…
