ABN Amro Investment Solutions Has $54.37 Million Stock Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

ABN Amro Investment Solutions lowered its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 7.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 193,326 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 14,798 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 1.1% of ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Oracle were worth $54,371,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. GenTrust LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the third quarter worth $390,000. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 10,396 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $2,924,000 after acquiring an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Uniting Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 42.9% in the 3rd quarter. Uniting Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,945 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $547,000 after purchasing an additional 584 shares during the last quarter. Warner Group LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the third quarter worth approximately $225,000. Finally, NorthStar Asset Management LLC NJ acquired a new position in Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $216,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of ORCL stock opened at $160.19 on Friday. Oracle Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $460.24 billion, a PE ratio of 30.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.64. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $183.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $231.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick 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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $313.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Mizuho set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $292.43.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.89, for a total transaction of $2,953,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. The trade was 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 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 over the last three months. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

About Oracle

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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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