Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by Nordea Investment Management AB

Nordea Investment Management AB reduced its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 544,796 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 224,315 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Oracle were worth $152,434,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle by 130.0% in the third quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Corundum Trust Company INC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the third quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $202.21 on Wednesday. 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 stock has a market cap of $580.97 billion, a PE ratio of 38.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $206.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $242.20.

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

Oracle Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This trade represents a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 126,588 shares of company stock valued at $33,155,596. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $400.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. DA Davidson dropped their target price on Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $305.50.

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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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