BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Raises Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S increased its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 20.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 323,834 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 54,326 shares during the period. Oracle makes up approximately 0.8% of BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Oracle were worth $91,075,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the second quarter worth $28,000. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Oracle by 130.0% during the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in Oracle in the third quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle News Summary

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on ORCL. Stephens boosted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Oracle from $365.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $296.03.

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Oracle Price Performance

ORCL opened at $146.75 on Thursday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a 50 day moving average of $191.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $235.52. The company has a market cap of $421.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The business had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,223 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.61, for a total transaction of $437,064.03. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,032,429.56. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total value of $1,925,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. This trade represents a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 62,223 shares of company stock valued at $12,136,764. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Company 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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