Elite Wealth Management Inc. Buys New Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Elite Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,313 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,463,000. Oracle accounts for about 0.9% of Elite Wealth Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 130.0% during the 3rd quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Oracle News

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Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $204.69 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. Oracle Corporation has a 1 year low of $118.86 and a 1 year high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $588.11 billion, a PE ratio of 38.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.65. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $207.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $242.25.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on ORCL. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Barclays set a $310.00 price target on Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Oracle from $355.00 to $270.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $305.50.

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Insider Activity at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,212,431.46. This trade represents a 9.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total value of $2,953,350.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 126,588 shares of company stock worth $33,155,596 in the last 90 days. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Profile

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Oracle Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops and sells database software, cloud engineered systems, enterprise software applications and related services. The company is widely known for its flagship Oracle Database and a portfolio of enterprise-grade software products that support data management, application development, analytics and middleware. Over recent years Oracle has expanded its focus to include cloud infrastructure and cloud applications, positioning itself as a provider of both platform and software-as-a-service solutions for large organizations.

Oracle’s product and service offerings include Oracle Database and the Autonomous Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), enterprise resource planning (ERP), human capital management (HCM) and supply chain management (SCM) cloud applications (often grouped under Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications), middleware such as WebLogic, and developer technologies including Java and MySQL.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

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