Portfolio Grader currently ranks Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) a Buy. Using Louis Navellier's investing methods, this analytical tool researches stocks by employing proprietary fundamental and quantitative metrics. ORCL has been upgraded from a Hold to a Buy in the last week.
The company is one of 142 companies within the Software GICS industry group, which is in turn part of the 702 company GICS Information Technology sector. The market value of ORCL is $206.9 billion which places it in the top decile in its industry group The ranking for ORCL by Portfolio Grader places it 42 among the 142 companies in this industry group, placing it in the top half.
Portfolio Grader currently ranks the Information Technology sector number 3 among the 12 sectors in its universe putting it in the top half of all the GICS sectors. The Software industry group is ranked 13 among the 69 industry groups within the GICS sectors, placing it above-average in terms of the Navellier scoring system.
ORCL has achieved above-average scores in 4 of the 8 fundamental areas evaluated by Portfolio Grader and average or below-average grades in 4 of the areas used in the ranking of company stocks.
ORCL's operational scores provide mixed results with rankings for operating margin and earnings growth that are above average, while the score for sales growth is below average. Scores for visibility of earnings are mixed, with rankings for earnings surprises and earnings revisions that are worse than average, while the score for earnings momentum is better than average. ORCL's ranking for return on equity is strikingly better than its industry group average but its grade for cash flow is below-average. These fundamental scores give Oracle a position in the top quartile of the industry group.
Portfolio Grader uses the Navellier Proprietary Quantitative Score to measure ORCL's shares from the perspective of risk/reward. This unique scoring methodology takes into account the relative value of the company's shares based on the current price of the shares relative to its peers, the market and risk associated with its industry and sector groups. Considering this risk/reward calculation, ORCL currently scores above-average in its industry group compared to its peers.
Louis Navellier's proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results, with A being 'strong buy' and F being 'strong sell'. Explore the tool here.
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