Better Buy: Microsoft vs. Oracle

Better Buy: Microsoft vs. Oracle

With their respective transitions to the cloud, analytics, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) in full swing, both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) have been powering a profitable 2017 for their shareholders. Microsoft stock is up 32% so far this year, while Oracle shares have climbed a solid 26%.

The better news is that their share price gains are entirely warranted. Oracle may have been a bit slow to jump on the cloud train, but it's quickly making up time with each passing quarter. And to CEO Satya Nadella's credit, Microsoft's shift in focus toward the cloud came relatively early on.

Both tech giants also reward shareholders with a decent dividend. But which is the better buy now?

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Source: Fool.com