Oracle

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the best positioned LT and “winner in our ‘Stack Wars' thesis positioned to capitalize the opportunities created by Big Data, in our opinion,” Bank of America reports. “We see a trifecta of product cycles: 1) a database refresh in C11; 2) Exadata, a hardware...

Piper Jaffray provided color on Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL). In a research report published today, Piper Jaffray commented on its research about which companies will be most hit by Oracle's strong performance. In the report, Piper Jaffray states, "We surveyed 33 Oracle partners to determine...

Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results after the market closes on Thursday, May 19. Analysts expect the company to announce that earnings came to $2.28 per share. That is up from the consensus estimate of $2.24 per share 90 days ago, as well as an increase...

Do you like gifts? Do you enjoy getting things for free? FreeMonee is betting that you do. Thus, when the company's program begins this summer, it will give credit and debit cardholders the chance to receive cash gifts from various stores and restaurants. According to Mashable, the site comes...

Deutsche Bank, which raised its PT on shares of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), is providing some color on the stock. “We attended 3 of Oracle's Storage Summit conferences in New Jersey, NYC and Boston,” Deutsche Bank writes. “Attendance at the events was not as high as we would have expected. Some of the...

J.P. Morgan recently hosted investor meetings with Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) President Mark Hurd and VP, IR Ken Bond. “While there was nothing discussed beyond what the company has previously disclosed,” J.P. Morgan writes, “we believe the topics herein should be of interest to investors:” “The...

Morgan Stanley spent Thursday with Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) President Safra Catz and has been doing field checks. “We feel more confident that a) the apps. bus. is accelerating, b) Q4 visibility is high and pipeline coverage strong, c) large deals are back and ORCL is becoming more strategic, d...

Piper Jaffray is raising its PT on shares of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) from $36 to $37. Oracle currently trades at $33.23.

Morgan Stanley is raising its PT on shares of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) from $37 to $39. Oracle currently trades at $33.38.

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), raising its PT from $38 to $40. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "ORCL reported a very strong F3Q driven by software license revenue growth that marks a positive inflection in seasonal trends, along with strong margins...

Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), maintaining Overweight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "A core tenet of our positive thesis on ORCL is that after Sun surprised favorably in CY10, core ORCL software will be the driver of upside in CY11. Constant...

In a report published by Jefferies, it is reiterating a Buy rating on Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL). Jefferies said that it remains positive on ORCL and despite modest changes to its model to reflect Japan risk, it continue to believe EPS will surprise to the upside. “F3Q11 was an inflection Q for revenue...

Citi is out with its report today on Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), maintaining its Buy rating. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "Oracle shares are trading at a 4% premium to the S&P, closer to its historical 10-25% premium as concerns around the Sun acquisition have dissipated and investors look to...

J.P. Morgan said today that it expects Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) will continue to post strong sales as it further leverages its more strategic position within its customer base. “We also wonder if this will be the quarter that Exadata begins to show up on the income statement to further validate...

Credit Suisse issued its First Edition U.S. Alert with changes to the following companies' price targets: Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) from $32 to $38. FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) from $111 to $115. Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ: GTIV) from $24 to $26.