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Prediction: Oracle Has 49% Upside as Cloud Backlog Signals Major Growth Shift

Oracle's cloud backlog keeps growing and its quarterly results keep beating estimates, yet the stock sits near a 52-week low. Something in that gap is either a serious warning sign or the biggest mispricing in megacap tech right now.

By Vandita Jadeja
Published October 9, 2026, 7:15am ET · 3 min read

Price Targets desk. Editor: Vandita Jadeja.

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Several modern, tall buildings with curved, reflective blue glass facades and white horizontal banding under a clear blue sky. The word 'ORACLE' is prominently displayed in white capital letters on the upper section of the right-most building.
The distinctive architecture of Oracle's corporate campus reflects the technology giant's ongoing expansion and strong financial outlook, as its stock is rated a BUY. © JasonDoiy / Getty Images

Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for Oracle (NYSE:ORCL | ORCL Price Prediction) is $214.93. That target means 48.5% upside from $144.74. Our model rates the stock a buy with high confidence.

An infographic titled 'Oracle Corp. NYSE: ORCL 12-Month Price Prediction'. It shows a 'BUY' call with a target of $214.93 from $144.74, representing +48.5% upside and 90% high confidence. The methodology section outlines a weighted base of $189.54 derived from analyst consensus, forward P/E, and trailing P/E. Adjustments for Tech Sector Momentum, Bullish Sentiment (81%), Earnings Growth (54.5% YoY), and Volatility (Beta 1.77) lead to the final target of $214.93. Bull case scenarios include RPO $664B, 121% Cloud Infra Growth, and GPU utilization, with a target of $326.02. Bear case scenarios mention -$5.4B Free Cash Flow and datacenter delays, targeting $181.37. The bottom line confirms a 'BUY' rating and highlights cloud revenue and RPO as key drivers.
24/7 Wall St.

24/7 Wall St. Price Target Summary

Metric Value
Current Price $144.74
24/7 Wall St. Price Target $214.93
Upside/Downside 48.5%
Recommendation BUY
Confidence Level 90%

Oracle now carries $664B in remaining performance obligations (RPO) and guides to fiscal 2027 revenue of at least $90B. Even so, the stock trades as if that backlog is in question. Our model views the gap between those two facts as a mispricing.

ORCL price target

A 50% Slide Despite Triple-Digit Cloud Growth

Oracle shares are down 26.28% year to date and 50.64% over the past year. They lost 10.38% over the past month and recovered 3.27% over the past week. The stock sits about 55% below its 52-week high of $319.46 and roughly 26% above its $114.50 low.

Fiscal Q1 revenue, by contrast, rose 29.61% to $19.345B, ahead of the $19.129B estimate. Non-GAAP EPS of $1.92 beat expectations of $1.74. Cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 121%, and management raised fiscal 2027 EPS guidance to $8.10. Two days later, Oracle’s chairman canceled a planned stock sale, according to a September 12 release.

Why Bulls See $326 on the Horizon

The bull case hits $326.02. Management expects about half of RPO to convert into revenue within 36 months. GPU utilization hits 97.9%, and renewed capacity was resold at a 20% premium.

Multicloud database revenue rose 353%, and the first NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Vera Rubin systems ship in fiscal Q2. On Wall Street, 35 analysts rate the stock Buy or Strong Buy, and the consensus target is $237.97.

ORCL analyst ratings

Cash Burn and Debt Are the Risks to Watch

Fiscal Q1 capital spending of $28.5B left free cash flow at -$5.4B. Interest expense rose 55% to $1.4B, and Oracle plans to raise about $40B through debt and equity. Software revenue slipped 3%. The bear case of $181.37 assumes slower RPO conversion. Permitting delays at the New Mexico and Wisconsin data centers could cause that.

On the other hand, operating cash flow climbed 184% to $23.1B. Most new contracts rely on prepayments or customer-supplied hardware, which limits how much Oracle has to fund itself.

ORCL price scenario

Oracle Trades at a Discount to Microsoft and Amazon

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) runs Azure, Oracle’s most direct competitor for enterprise AI workloads.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) runs AWS, the largest cloud infrastructure platform. Oracle is growing faster than both and trades at a lower multiple.

Company Forward P/E Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY)
Oracle 18x 29.6%
Microsoft 25x 17.7%
Amazon 24x 19.6%

At $214.93, Oracle would trade near 24x forward earnings. That matches Amazon and sits below Microsoft, so our target looks reasonable next to these peers.

Oracle’s Growth Outweighs the Balance Sheet Strain

The 24/7 Wall St. price target is $214.93, with a buy rating and 90% confidence. What tips the scale is a backlog that converts at premium pricing while the stock trades at a discount to its peers.

The thesis gets stronger if cloud revenue growth comes in within the 65% to 71% fiscal Q2 guidance range. It weakens if data-center delays push RPO conversion beyond fiscal 2028. On balance, the growth is real and the market is underpricing it.

Oracle Price Prediction 2026-2030

Here is where our model projects Oracle could trade if current growth trends continue.

Year 24/7 Wall St. Price Target
2026 $158.48
2027 $236.29
2028 $304.76
2029 $352.05
2030 $402.39

Oracle would need to keep executing its current strategy for these projections to hold. Faster RPO conversion could push the stock past these levels, and financing pressure or delays in power delivery could brought it below them.

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Vandita Jadeja

Vandita Jadeja is a financial publisher with over a decade of experience writing about financial topics, including investment, savings, retirement, insurance and banking. Vandita is a Chartered Accountant who loves to debunk financial concepts for readers.

Her work has appeared on sites that include The Motley Fool, InvestorPlace, and Benzinga. She covers investing and focuses on stock picks and price prediction for 24/7 Wall St.

When not looking for the next stock investment opportunity, she can be found traveling, reading, chasing sunsets and enjoying her iced latte.

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