Strong Results Lifted Oracle (ORCL) in Q2

Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Core Equity Strategy” second quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The S&P 500 Index rose 10.94% in the second quarter of 2025, marking a rebound of the U.S. equities market. Aristotle Atlantic’s Core Equity strategy returned 14.43% gross of fees (14.30% net of fees) in the quarter, outperforming the S&P 500 Index’s 10.94% total return. The relative outperformance was due to security selection. In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings to determine its best picks for 2025.

In its second quarter 2025 investor letter, Aristotle Atlantic Core Equity Strategy highlighted stocks such as Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL). Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments. The one-month return of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) was 13.00%, and its shares gained 71.59% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On July 22, 2025, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock closed at $238.11 per share, with a market capitalization of $668.81 billion.

Aristotle Atlantic Core Equity Strategy stated the following regarding Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

“Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) contributed to performance in the second quarter, as the company reported strong quarterly results that highlighted continued strong demand for the company’s OCI infrastructure, sustained growth in the company’s SaaS apps business, and accelerating growth trends in the cloud database segment. Management highlighted RPO growth of over 100%, which speaks to continuing demand for Oracle’s infrastructure and software products over a multi-year period.”

Analyst Says He’s Going to ‘Sleep Like a Baby’ After Trimming Oracle (ORCL) Position

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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 97 hedge fund portfolios held Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) at the end of the first quarter, compared to 105 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we covered Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) and shared Polen Focus Growth Strategy’s views on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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