By Johnny Rice
Publication Date: 2026-02-04 21:19:00
Oracle shares continued to fall in January.
January was a tough month for oracle (ORCL 5.11%) investors. The business software giant posted a 15.6% share price decline, extending its decline after a less-than-stellar earnings report the previous month.
Three main factors were at play: a bondholder lawsuit, a wave of analyst downgrades and price cuts, and a macroeconomic environment that was hostile to AI infrastructure spending.
Today’s change
(-5.11%)$-7.90
Current price
$146.77
Oracle is being sued
On January 14, bondholders filed a class action lawsuit in a Manhattan court on behalf of investors who purchased $18 billion in debt issued by Oracle in September 2025.
They claim Oracle knew it would have to take on significantly more debt to finance the expansion of its AI data center and failed to disclose this when it sold the bonds. In fact, just seven weeks later, Oracle…
