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Oracle surges after earnings blowout as demand for cloud services heats up

The company’s cloud infrastructure revenue soared double digits, and execs say, “The best is still to come.”

Nia Warfield

Oracle shares jumped 13% Thursday after the enterprise software giant beat Wall Street’s Q4 expectations. Earnings per share came in at $1.70, topping FactSet estimates of $1.64. Revenue rose 11% to $15.9 billion, ahead of the Street’s forecast of $15.6 billion.

A major highlight: Oracle’s cloud infrastructure revenue surged 52% to $3 billion, with execs saying that both growth rates and demand are “skyrocketing.” The company has been leaning into AI to cement its position in cloud computing, aiming to better compete with rivals like Amazon and Microsoft.

Looking ahead, Oracle expects total cloud revenue to grow 26% to 30% and sees non-GAAP EPS landing between $1.44 and $1.48 in the current quarter, in line with Wall Street estimates. The stock is up about 20% year to date.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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