Oracle (ORCL) Competitors $210.16 -2.66 (-1.25%) Closing price 06/27/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$210.09 -0.07 (-0.03%) As of 06/27/2025 08:00 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. Its Competitors ServiceNow Fortinet Axon Enterprise CommVault Systems Qualys C3.ai Progress Software Microsoft SAP Salesforce ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has better earnings and valuation, NOW or ORCL? 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 RatioServiceNow$10.98B19.29$1.43B$7.36139.07Oracle$57.40B10.28$12.44B$4.3448.42 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NOW or ORCL? 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Oracle shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ServiceNow shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of Oracle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NOW or ORCL? ServiceNow currently has a consensus target price of $1,065.32, suggesting a potential upside of 4.08%. Oracle has a consensus target price of $197.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.95%. Given ServiceNow's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ServiceNow is more favorable than Oracle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ServiceNow 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 30 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Oracle 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 Does the media prefer NOW or ORCL? In the previous week, Oracle had 64 more articles in the media than ServiceNow. MarketBeat recorded 132 mentions for Oracle and 68 mentions for ServiceNow. ServiceNow's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Oracle's score of 1.17 indicating that ServiceNow is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ServiceNow 52 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Oracle 89 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NOW or ORCL more profitable? Oracle has a net margin of 21.68% compared to ServiceNow's net margin of 13.41%. Oracle's return on equity of 87.34% beat ServiceNow's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ServiceNow13.41% 17.34% 8.38% Oracle 21.68%87.34%8.94% Which has more volatility & risk, NOW or ORCL? ServiceNow has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oracle has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryServiceNow and Oracle tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 ORCL 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 ExcelMetricOracleCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$590.53B$159.59B$27.84B$20.35BDividend Yield0.95%1.34%2.95%3.77%P/E Ratio48.4236.9235.6227.41Price / Sales10.2815.962,308.6435.36Price / Cash31.4427.4837.6521.76Price / Book28.139.506.974.48Net Income$12.44B$3.58B$779.60M$987.98M7 Day Performance2.49%3.23%3.70%2.56%1 Month Performance28.17%4.40%4.52%3.81%1 Year Performance48.84%44.86%51,707.32%11.06% Oracle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ORCLOracle4.4735 of 5 stars$210.16-1.2%$197.67-5.9%+49.9%$590.53B$57.40B48.42162,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNOWServiceNow4.4013 of 5 stars$995.87+1.6%$1,062.50+6.7%+32.2%$206.13B$10.98B135.3126,293Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFTNTFortinet4.1398 of 5 stars$104.42+1.2%$104.80+0.4%+71.7%$79.92B$6.14B42.9714,138Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAXONAxon Enterprise1.1736 of 5 stars$794.25+1.4%$699.55-11.9%+174.4%$61.83B$2.08B191.854,970News CoveragePositive NewsCVLTCommVault Systems4.4642 of 5 stars$170.50-1.0%$175.25+2.8%+45.3%$7.52B$995.62M100.893,300High Trading VolumeQLYSQualys1.6477 of 5 stars$140.00-0.3%$137.50-1.8%-0.9%$5.09B$607.57M28.632,400AIC3.ai3.8085 of 5 stars$24.14+3.1%$29.46+22.0%-14.9%$3.20B$389.06M-10.78700Analyst ForecastOptions VolumePRGSProgress Software4.0475 of 5 stars$64.56+1.6%$74.33+15.1%+17.6%$2.78B$753.41M50.052,815News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMSFTMicrosoft4.6721 of 5 stars$490.11+0.8%$515.68+5.2%+9.5%$3.64T$270.01B37.88228,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSAPSAP3.2895 of 5 stars$297.29+2.2%$271.83-8.6%+50.0%$365.22B$35.15B56.95109,973Positive NewsCRMSalesforce4.9417 of 5 stars$271.43+3.0%$349.08+28.6%+7.8%$259.49B$38.59B42.4876,453Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade 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 6/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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