By Zacks Equity Research
Publication Date: 2026-05-26 16:00:00
Investors may want to bet on Oracle (ORCL) as the company was recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates – one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.
The only determining factor for the Zacks rating is a company’s changing financial performance. The Zacks Consensus Estimate — the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock — for the current year and subsequent years is tracked by the system.
Retail investors often find it difficult to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts because these are usually based on subjective factors that are difficult to identify and measure in real time. In such situations, the Zacks rating system comes in handy because changing earnings play a large role in determining short-term stock price movements.
Therefore, the Zacks rating upgrade for Oracle is essentially a positive commentary on its earnings outlook that…
