Key Stock Developments on Friday: Factors That May Influence the Market in the Upcoming Trading Session
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 09 2025
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Source: CNBC
Oracle's Performance: Oracle's new CEOs will appear on CNBC, with shares currently 14% off last month's high but up 78% year-to-date.
Consumer Sentiment Data: October consumer sentiment data is expected to be released on Friday, with a consensus reading of 54, amid a lack of government data due to the shutdown.
Earnings Season Insights: Major banks are set to report earnings next week, with notable stock performances including BlackRock up 7.2% and Citigroup up 12% over the past three months.
Consumer Goods Struggles: Several consumer goods stocks, including Kraft Heinz and Procter & Gamble, are hitting 52-week lows, reflecting significant declines in their share prices.
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: 173.880
Low
180.00
Averages
309.59
High
400.00
Current: 173.880
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.








