The company has signed a deal that could contribute up to $30B in revenue
Shares of software name Oracle Corp Inc (NYSE:ORCL) are charging higher, up 5.6% at $221.72, at last glance, after an upgrade from Stifel to "buy" from "hold. The firm cited the company's cloud momentum, throwing in a lofty price-target hike to $250 from $180. Shortly after the bull note, Oracle also announced an anonymous cloud deal worth up to $30 billion in annual revenue starting in 2028.
Oracle has been an outperformer on the charts for some time now, up 60% over the last 12 months and 33% in 2025. A recent post-earnings bull gap contributed to it's impressive climb, which includes a more than 86% upswing from its April bottom. Today's session high of $228.17 marks a new record for ORCL.
Of the 35 in coverage, there are still 13 analysts sporting a tepid "hold" recommendation. Should this sentiment begin to unwind, even more bull notes may be on the horizon.
Per Oracle stock's Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) rating of 97 out of 100, the shares have tended to exceed volatility expectations. Options are also looking affordable, per the security's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 27%, which ranks in the 13th percentile of its annual range.