Analyzing Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) & Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ:GRRR)

Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ:GRRR) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gorilla Technology Group and Oracle”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gorilla Technology Group	$101.36 million	2.27	-$11.28 million	($0.54)	-15.50
Oracle	$71.78 billion	5.31	$17.09 billion	$6.38	19.77

Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than Gorilla Technology Group. Gorilla Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oracle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Gorilla Technology Group and Oracle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gorilla Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oracle	26.36%	48.85%	7.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Gorilla Technology Group and Oracle, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gorilla Technology Group	1	1	3	1	2.67
Oracle	1	9	35	1	2.78

Gorilla Technology Group presently has a consensus target price of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 345.04%. Oracle has a consensus target price of $248.75, suggesting a potential upside of 97.26%. Given Gorilla Technology Group’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gorilla Technology Group is more favorable than Oracle.

Risk & Volatility

Gorilla Technology Group has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oracle has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.3% of Gorilla Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Oracle shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of Gorilla Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.4% of Oracle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oracle beats Gorilla Technology Group on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gorilla Technology Group

Gorilla Technology Group Inc. provides video intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) security, and edge content management hardware, software, and services in the Asia Pacific region. The company operates through three segments: Video IoT, Security Convergence, and Other segments. It offers intelligent video analytics AI models for various verticals, such as behavioral analytics, people/face recognition, vehicle analysis, object recognition, and business intelligence that can scan video for patterns and distinguish specific items using AI algorithms and metadata. The company also provides information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) security convergence AI algorithms for system administrators and security engineers to detect suspicious behaviors in real time; network anomaly detection AI models; and endpoint malware and suspicious behavior detection AI models. In addition, it offers intelligent video analytics (IVA) appliances to analyze and turn unstructured video and picture data into structured data; IVAR appliance that provides insight into business and operations in a statistic dashboard; smart attendance to track employee health and safety, work hours, clock-ins/outs, and absenteeism, as well as to protect company assets and intellectual properties; event and video management system appliances to store event/object attributes in temporal-spatial big data database from Gorilla; and operation technology security appliance to monitor and control physical devices, processes, and infrastructure, as well as to protect industrial systems and networks from various threats. Further, the company provides smart retail SaaS for shopper demographics, visualized shopper behavior, and advanced data analytics, smart city and transportation SaaS for traffic management, public safety, and planning data; and endpoint security SaaS that protects endpoints against security threats. Gorilla Technology Group Inc. is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing. The company also offers cloud-based industry solutions for various industries; Oracle application licenses; and Oracle license support services. In addition, it provides cloud and license business' infrastructure technologies, such as the Oracle Database and MySQL Database; Java, a software development language; and middleware, including development tools and others. The company's cloud and license business' infrastructure technologies also comprise cloud-based compute, storage, and networking capabilities; and Oracle autonomous database, MySQL HeatWave, Internet-of-Things, digital assistant, and blockchain. Further, it provides hardware products and other hardware-related software offerings, including Oracle engineered systems, enterprise servers, storage solutions, industry-specific hardware, virtualization software, operating systems, management software, and related hardware services; and consulting and customer services. The company markets and sells its cloud, license, hardware, support, and services offerings directly to businesses in various industries, government agencies, and educational institutions, as well as through indirect channels. The company has a collaboration with Amdocs Limited to empower customers on their journey towards cloud and digital adoption. Oracle Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.