Oracle (ORCL) Re-Rated Over 50% in Q2. Here's Why

Columbia Threadneedle Investments, an investment management company, released its “Columbia Threadneedle Global Technology Growth Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The market experienced volatility at the start of the quarter due to heightened uncertainty from global tariffs as part of the new U.S. administration. Later, the market rebounded with the implementation of a more lenient trade policy. The composite returned 25.11% gross of fees and 24.85% net of fees in the quarter, compared to the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Index’s 23.66% return.  In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings for its best picks for 2025.

In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter, Columbia Threadneedle Global Technology Growth 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 33.35%, and its shares gained 88.37% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On September 22, 2025, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock closed at $328.15 per share, with a market capitalization of $890.984 billion.

Columbia Threadneedle Global Technology Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

Software database company Oracle Corporation's (NYSE:ORCL) quarterly results surprised to the upside, and the company ended the quarter by announcing a massive cloud deal that could generate up to $30 billion in annual revenue over the next few years. All in, shares re rated over 50% during the quarter. The company remains early in its accelerating growth inflection and is benefitting from a number of tailwinds across cloud, database and applications.

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. According to our database, 124 hedge fund portfolios held Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) at the end of the second quarter, up from 97 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

In another article, we covered Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) and shared the list of stocks buzzing after important analyst calls. 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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