Oracle faces financing challenges amid market concerns
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 17 Dec 25
Source: Coinmarketcap
Oracle Corp's stock price fell by 3.85%, hitting a 20-day low, as the company faces significant financing challenges.
The decline is attributed to Blue Owl Capital's withdrawal of support for Oracle's $10 billion financing deal, raising concerns about the company's rising debt and AI spending. This situation has led to increased investor skepticism regarding Oracle's financial health, particularly in the competitive cloud computing sector, despite the overall market showing slight weakness.
As Oracle navigates these challenges, the implications for its future growth and market confidence remain uncertain, especially with the ongoing pressures in the AI investment landscape.
Analyst Views on ORCL
Wall Street analysts forecast ORCL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ORCL is 309.59 USD with a low forecast of 180.00 USD and a high forecast of 400.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
34 Analyst Rating
25 Buy
9 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 178.180
Low
180.00
Averages
309.59
High
400.00
Current: 178.180
Low
180.00
Averages
309.59
High
400.00
About ORCL
Oracle Corporation offers integrated suites of applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. The Company operates through three businesses: cloud and license, hardware and service. Its cloud and license business is engaged in the sale, marketing and delivery of its enterprise applications and infrastructure technologies through cloud and on-premise deployment models including its cloud services and license support offerings, and its cloud license and on-premise license offerings. Its hardware business provides infrastructure technologies including Oracle Engineered Systems, servers, storage, industry-specific hardware, operating systems, virtualization, management and other hardware-related software to support diverse IT environments. Its services business provides services to customers and partners to help maximize the performance of their investments in Oracle applications and infrastructure technologies.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
