Time to Buy This Beaten-Down Tech Stock?

By Chris Hill – Mar 21, 2013 at 7:05PM

NYSE: ORCL

Oracle

Market Cap

$316B

Today's Change

(-0.09%) -$0.10

Current Price

$114.99

Price as of April 24, 2024, 2:13 p.m. ET

Has the market oversold this tech giant and made it a great buy?

The following video is from Thursday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, as well as analysts Bryan Hinmon and Matt Argersinger, discuss the top business and investing stories of the day.

Shares of Oracle (ORCL -0.09%) slipped today after the software giant reported weaker-than-expected earnings. Oracle's President and CFO said the company's overall business remains healthy. What's behind Oracle's disappointing quarter? How does Oracle compare to rivals like IBM (IBM 0.40%), Microsoft (MSFT 0.40%), SalesForce (CRM 0.20%), and SAP (SAP -0.03%). In this installment of MarketFoolery, our analysts discusss Oracle's future.

The relevant video segment can be found between 8:58 and 12:11.

For the full video of today's MarketFoolery, click here.

Bryan Hinmon, CFA owns shares of Oracle. and Oracle.. Chris Hill has no position in any stocks mentioned. Fool contributor Matthew Argersinger owns shares of Microsoft. Matthew Argersinger has the following options: Short Apr 2013 $28 Calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Salesforce.com. The Motley Fool owns shares of International Business Machines., Microsoft, and Oracle.. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.