3 Reasons to Buy Oracle Stock Now Despite a 24% Drop in 6 Months

Oracle ORCL shares have plunged 24% over the past six months, as investors weighed the company's aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending against its funding needs. The stock has underperformed the Zacks Computer and Technology sector and the Zacks Computer - Software industry's growth of 6.6% and 16.4%, respectively. The underperformance reflects capex worries and intensifying competition from Amazon AMZN, Microsoft MSFT and Alphabet GOOGL-owned Google. However, the pullback overlooks a business with strengthening fundamentals. Cloud infrastructure growth is accelerating, contracted backlog has hit a record, and management has raised its fiscal 2027 outlook.