Oracle: I Mistimed The Top, Now I Am Buying The Bottom
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Julian LinInvesting Group LeaderFollow5ShareSavePlay(10min)CommentsSummaryOracle is still a strong buy after a significant selloff, with execution risk now better reflected in valuation.ORCL's leveraged balance sheet and execution challenges, especially fulfilling OpenAI commitments, have driven skepticism and multiple compression.Cloud revenues grew 34% YoY, now nearly 50% of total, but high RPO concentration and CapEx needs elevate risk.At 8x forward sales, ORCL offers attractive risk-reward, but upside depends on delivering ambitious growth targets amid balance sheet constraints. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Entertainment The pendulum often swings too far, and in both directions. That appears to be happening with Oracle Corporation (ORCL). In hindsight, the stock experienced irrational exuberance following the booking of strong commitments from OpenAI. This ledThis article was written byJulian Lin36.71K FollowersFollowJulian Lin is a financial analyst. He finds undervalued companies with secular growth that appreciate over time. His approach is to look for companies with strong balance sheets and management teams in sectors with long growth runways. Julian is the leader of the investing group Best Of Breed Growth Stocks where he only shares positions in stocks which have a large probability of delivering large alpha relative to the S&P 500. He also combines growth-oriented principles with strict valuation hurdles to add an additional layer to the conventional margin of safety. Features include: exclusive access to Julian's highest conviction picks, full stock research reports, real-time trade alerts, macro market analysis, individual industry reports, a filtered watchlist, and community chat with access to Julian 24/7. Learn more.Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of ORCL, CRM either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.