Amundi Has $1.67 Billion Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Amundi cut its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 43.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,250,534 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 5,486,321 shares during the period. Oracle makes up approximately 0.6% of Amundi’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Amundi owned about 0.26% of Oracle worth $1,667,478,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth $30,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 19,758 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $5,927,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,528,700. The trade was a 51.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.64, for a total transaction of $11,065,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 154,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,610,859.20. This represents a 20.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 204,254 shares of company stock valued at $60,227,807. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Oracle Stock Up 3.2%

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $214.32 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The stock has a market cap of $610.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.61, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.66. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $254.39 and its 200-day moving average is $238.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $14.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.04 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 72.93% and a net margin of 21.08%.Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Oracle has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on ORCL. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Stephens upped their price target on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Berenberg Bank increased their target price on shares of Oracle from $202.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.73.

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.