Oracle (ORCL) Competitors $132.26 -1.09 (-0.81%) Closing price 04/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$132.22 -0.05 (-0.04%) As of 04/11/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ORCL vs. NOW, FTNT, AXON, CVLT, QLYS, AI, PRGS, MSFT, SAP, and CRMShould you be buying Oracle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oracle include ServiceNow (NOW), Fortinet (FTNT), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Commvault Systems (CVLT), Qualys (QLYS), C3.ai (AI), Progress Software (PRGS), Microsoft (MSFT), SAP (SAP), and Salesforce (CRM). Oracle vs. ServiceNow Fortinet Axon Enterprise Commvault Systems Qualys C3.ai Progress Software Microsoft SAP Salesforce Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ORCL or NOW? Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than ServiceNow. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServiceNow, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOracle$55.78B6.63$10.47B$4.2631.05ServiceNow$10.98B14.81$1.43B$6.83115.05 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ORCL or NOW? 42.4% of Oracle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.2% of Oracle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ServiceNow shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ORCL or NOW? Oracle received 735 more outperform votes than ServiceNow when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.28% of users gave ServiceNow an outperform vote while only 69.71% of users gave Oracle an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOracleOutperform Votes213669.71% Underperform Votes92830.29% ServiceNowOutperform Votes140175.28% Underperform Votes46024.72% Is ORCL or NOW more profitable? Oracle has a net margin of 21.16% compared to ServiceNow's net margin of 12.97%. Oracle's return on equity of 133.25% beat ServiceNow's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oracle21.16% 133.25% 9.55% ServiceNow 12.97%17.11%8.18% Do analysts prefer ORCL or NOW? Oracle currently has a consensus target price of $178.65, indicating a potential upside of 35.07%. ServiceNow has a consensus target price of $1,073.93, indicating a potential upside of 36.67%. Given ServiceNow's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ServiceNow is more favorable than Oracle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Oracle 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62ServiceNow 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 27 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Which has more risk and volatility, ORCL or NOW? Oracle has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ServiceNow has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ORCL or NOW? In the previous week, Oracle had 29 more articles in the media than ServiceNow. MarketBeat recorded 100 mentions for Oracle and 71 mentions for ServiceNow. Oracle's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat ServiceNow's score of 1.04 indicating that Oracle is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oracle 66 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ServiceNow 49 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryOracle beats ServiceNow on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Oracle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ORCL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ORCL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOraclePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$369.94B$22.46B$22.12B$18.30BDividend Yield1.25%2.10%2.96%4.13%P/E Ratio32.34102.4938.7130.71Price / Sales6.6316.542,144.0825.88Price / Cash25.3486.0634.6917.55Price / Book39.487.765.674.25Net Income$10.47B$436.62M$736.67M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.20%2.58%1.70%1.34%1 Month Performance-12.50%-6.47%-6.38%-7.29%1 Year Performance9.21%3.14%52,461.59%-1.36% Oracle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ORCLOracle4.8923 of 5 stars$132.27-0.8%$178.65+35.1%N/A$369.94B$55.78B32.34159,000Positive NewsNOWServiceNow4.654 of 5 stars$735.33+1.9%$1,086.00+47.7%N/A$152.23B$10.98B108.2026,293Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFTNTFortinet3.8809 of 5 stars$88.73+4.7%$105.77+19.2%N/A$68.63B$5.96B39.4913,568News CoveragePositive NewsAXONAxon Enterprise3.8522 of 5 stars$508.37+2.3%$604.67+18.9%N/A$38.95B$2.08B131.362,150News CoveragePositive NewsCVLTCommvault Systems3.9731 of 5 stars$140.99+1.2%$156.44+11.0%N/A$6.22B$943.87M37.082,882Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsQLYSQualys2.6704 of 5 stars$117.80-0.7%$144.36+22.5%N/A$4.31B$607.57M25.422,188Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeNews CoverageAIC3.ai3.9466 of 5 stars$19.15+0.9%$31.33+63.6%N/A$2.54B$366.92M-8.67700News CoveragePositive NewsPRGSProgress Software4.331 of 5 stars$56.50+0.6%$75.17+33.0%N/A$2.44B$806.74M36.362,815Positive NewsMSFTMicrosoft4.8871 of 5 stars$358.67-0.3%$508.00+41.6%N/A$2.68T$261.80B29.00228,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSAPSAP2.6933 of 5 stars$244.95-1.4%$248.83+1.6%N/A$302.07B$34.18B85.67107,602Dividend IncreasePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCRMSalesforce4.8635 of 5 stars$244.32+1.5%$361.42+47.9%N/A$236.16B$37.90B40.4272,682Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ServiceNow Alternatives Fortinet Alternatives Axon Enterprise Alternatives Commvault Systems Alternatives Qualys Alternatives C3.ai Alternatives Progress Software Alternatives Microsoft Alternatives SAP Alternatives Salesforce Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ORCL) was last updated on 4/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump to redistribute trillions of dollars Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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