Confluence of Favorable Outcomes Boosted Oracle Corporation (ORCL) in Q2

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its “Clearbridge Global Value Improvers Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Global equity markets reported positive returns in Q2, driven by U.S. trade deals and expected fiscal stimulus in Europe, which countered tariff challenges and geopolitical tensions. Strong contributions from industrials and IT holdings led the strategy to outperform the benchmark MSCI World Value Index in the quarter. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter Clearbridge Global Value Improvers 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 24.05%, and its shares gained 69.02% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On October 2, 2025, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock closed at $288.78 per share, with a market capitalization of $823.252 billion.

Clearbridge Global Value Improvers Strategy stated the following regarding Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

"Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) was the leading contributor to relative returns during the quarter. Oracle also saw its share price lifted by a combination of strong quarterly earnings, surging cloud and AI momentum and news of a new contract that would significantly raise revenues when begun in 2028."

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 to watch ahead of Q3 earnings season. 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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