Camden National Bank Lowers Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Camden National Bank reduced its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 3.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 84,893 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,251 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for about 3.3% of Camden National Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Camden National Bank’s holdings in Oracle were worth $23,875,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Oracle by 189.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 153,580 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,593,000 after buying an additional 100,494 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Oracle by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,348 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $951,000 after acquiring an additional 768 shares during the period. WCM Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $231,000. Finally, Consilio Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 3.5% during the second quarter. Consilio Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,282 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $690,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $160.19 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $183.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $231.18. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $118.86 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $460.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal 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 given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the firm’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 sale, the insider owned 234,077 shares in the company, valued at $46,087,420.53. This trade represents a 6.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064 in the last three months. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Evercore boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $382.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $292.43.

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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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