We recently compiled a list of the 10 Trending AI Stocks on Wall Street’s Radar. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stands against the other AI stocks.
As leaders of some of the biggest companies, economists and world leaders congregated at the 2025 Davos Promenade in Switzerland, artificial intelligence is one topic that featured prominently. It did not come as a surprise, given the AI boom has propelled the market caps of some companies, with some becoming trillion-dollar empires.
This year’s WEF covered both the risks associated with rapidly evolving systems and the latest developments in artificial intelligence. The focus was on current developments with AI agents and artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which describes AI systems that are more intelligent than humans. One thing that came out clear is that a majority of company executives, 58%, expect generative AI solutions to be adopted at scale this year.
However, even as AI continues to dominate most spaces, the question remains whether companies and businesses have the infrastructure and skills to get the most out of the revolutionary technology. “From boosting operational efficiency to delivering insights and discovering new opportunities, AI has the power to redefine how businesses operate. Yet, for many organizations, this potential remains out of reach “because the road to AI adoption is strewn with challenges that often derail success,” said Paul Pallath, vice president of applied AI at technology consulting firm Search.
Businesses must overcome these obstacles and lay a strong foundation for long-term AI integration if AI is to provide genuine value, according to Pallath. Developing a data infrastructure to support AI initiatives is one of the most difficult tasks.
According to an EY survey of 500 senior business executives in the United States last year, 83% of participants stated that having a more robust data infrastructure would speed up their company’s adoption of AI. Two-thirds acknowledged that a lack of infrastructure is hampering their companies’ adoption of AI.
The new US administration under Donald Trump has found an answer to the infrastructure concern that some people believe has hampered growth in the sector. A $500 billion Stargate project involving major tech companies could help accelerate the country’s AI infrastructure development.
“Infrastructure in the United States is super important, AI is a little bit different from other kinds of software in that it requires massive amounts of infrastructure, power, computer chips, data centers, and we need to build that here and we need to be able to have the best AI infrastructure in the world to be able to lead with the technology and the capabilities, “said OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
The Stargate project intends to immediately deploy the first $100 billion, beginning with a data centre in Abilene, Texas, that is 500,000 square feet in size. There are plans to build nine more facilities, with the possibility of expanding to twenty.
The $500 billion Stargate project comes when tech giants and startups are racing to gain a head start and strengthen their product portfolio around artificial intelligence. Funding to AI-related companies reached over $100 billion in 2024, up more than 80% from $55.6 billion in 2023. Amid the massive AI investment, investment opportunities are also cropping up in the equity markets.
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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)
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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) provides products and services addressing all corporate information technology environment aspects. On January 21st, Patrick Walravens from JMP Securities reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $205 price target. The bullish rating comes amid growing expectations that Oracle is one of the companies benefiting from the AI revolution.
On January 23rd, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) announced plans to significantly increase its investment in Abu Dhabi due to rising demand for AI and cloud services in the UAE. The investment will grow fivefold, according to Nick Redshaw, Oracle’s senior VP for technology cloud and UAE country leader. Oracle operates two cloud regions in the UAE and plans to add 14 more globally, including a facility in Neom, Saudi Arabia. Additionally, Oracle will establish a sovereign cloud region in Bahrain and train 350,000 individuals across the Middle East in AI and cloud infrastructure.
Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) has launched AI Agents, and generative AI features in Oracle Fusion Cloud Sales to enhance engagement and streamline capabilities. Integrated with Oracle Fusion Cloud Customer Experience (CX), these tools help sales teams improve relationships, maintain records, and streamline communication. They also generate optimized emails and automate summaries and data entry. This move aims to strengthen Oracle’s workforce prospects by eliminating time-consuming tasks and attracting deals from sales teams seeking to boost productivity.
Overall ORCL ranks 2nd on our list of trending AI stocks on Wall Street’s radar. While we acknowledge the potential of ORCL as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some deeply undervalued AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for a deeply undervalued AI stock that is more promising than ORCL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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