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Event Overview
A positive outlook for Oracle's cloud business has led to a significant increase in its stock price, reflecting investor optimism about the company's future growth and the broader AI infrastructure market. The surge also positively impacted other AI-related stocks, indicating a growing confidence in the sector.
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Oracle's Positive Cloud Business Outlook Surprises Wall Street
Oracle released a positive outlook for its cloud business, surprising Wall Street and sparking optimism about the acceleration of global AI infrastructure construction in the post-ChatGPT era. This news led to a 28% increase in Oracle's stock price in after-hours trading. If the rise continues, the company's market value could increase by approximately $190 billion. Other AI-related stocks, such as Nvidia and its Asian suppliers, also saw gains. If Oracle's stock maintains its upward momentum, it will surpass its previous historical high. So far this year, Oracle's stock has risen by 45%, four times the S&P 500 index's gain. Nvidia's stock price increased by 1.5% in after-hours trading, and its suppliers' stocks in Japan and South Korea also rose.
Oracle's Stock Surges on Strong Cloud Growth and AI Integration
Oracle's stock (ORCL) surged 27% in after-hours trading on Tuesday, driven by strong growth prospects from new cloud contracts, despite missing earnings and revenue estimates. For the quarter ending August 31, Oracle reported a 12% increase in revenue to $13.3 billion, while net income remained flat at $2.93 billion, or $1.01 per share. The company's remaining performance obligations, a measure of contracted but not yet recognized revenue, surged to $45.5 billion, a 359% increase year-over-year. Oracle secured four multi-billion dollar contracts with three customers in the recent quarter. The company also announced an agreement with OpenAI to develop 4.5 gigawatts of U.S. data center capacity and the integration of OpenAI's new GPT-5 AI model into its cloud applications. Oracle's market cap surpassed $800 billion, and CEO Larry Ellison predicted AI-driven cloud revenue would reach $144 billion.