Oracle's Healthcare Strategy

And, Raytheon’s $6B stock buyback.

Steven Lerner 13.Dec.2022

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Oracle's Healthcare Strategy

Strong cloud and healthcare financial results boosted shares of Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) by 2.08% in after-hours trading on Monday.

Financials: Oracle reported earnings of $1.21 per share and revenue of $12.27 billion; both were better than expected.

In The Cloud: It was an amazing quarter for Oracle’s cloud business. Revenue for cloud jumped 43%. Cloud application revenue went up 40%, while cloud infrastructure revenue soared 50%.

Healthy Results: Cerner, the healthcare technology company acquired by Oracle, contributed $1.5 billion to total revenues in the quarter.

Quote: “We are just beginning our mission to modernize healthcare information systems. In the wake of the COVID pandemic, there is a worldwide sense of urgency to transform and improve national healthcare systems.” - Oracle Chairman and CTO, Larry Ellison.

Glass Half Empty: If there was one weakness for Oracle it was the strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies, which the company said had a significant impact on the results. Without the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, earnings per share would have been 9 cents higher.

Stock Price: Oracle’s stock is down 7% this year, but has rebounded 3.5% in the last 30 days.

Final Thoughts: It’s still a tough time for investors in technology, but Oracle’s positive results are hard to ignore.

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Photronics (Nasdaq: PLAB), PHX Minerals (NYSE: PHX), Core & Main (NYSE: CNM), ABM Industries (NYSE: ABM), Vince Holding (NYSE: VNCE), Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), Aspen Group (Nasdaq: ASPU).

Notable IPOs Today: SONDORS Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: SODR), GraniteShares 1.75x Long BABA Daily ETF (Nasdaq: BABX), GraniteShares 1.5x Long Meta Daily ETF (Nasdaq: FBL), GraniteShares 1.5x Long NVDA Daily ETF (Nasdaq: NVDL).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: AllCertified (StartEngine), Imperia Caviar (StartEngine), PDX Biotech (StartEngine), Pencilish Animation Studios (StartEngine).

Notable Economic Events Today: Consumer Price Index / Core Consumer Price Index (8:30 a.m. ET), API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (4:30 p.m. ET).

Raytheon’s $6 Billion Stock Buyback

I was traveling from Venice to London and when we were boarding onto the plane i took some shots of the engine. — Photo by Luka Slapnicar / Unsplash

Shares of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) ticked up 0.62% in after-hours trading on Monday after the aerospace and defense company introduced a $6 billion stock buyback program.

Final Thoughts: Raytheon's stock is up 14% this year. This announcement continues the company’s success.

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