Oracle Corporation $ORCL Position Increased by Rockline Wealth Management LLC

Rockline Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 7.0% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 57,002 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,706 shares during the period. Oracle comprises about 3.3% of Rockline Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Rockline Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $16,031,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kampmann Melissa S. grew its stake in Oracle by 0.3% in the third quarter. Kampmann Melissa S. now owns 11,910 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,350,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp grew its stake in Oracle by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 5,319 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $1,551,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. lifted its position in Oracle by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC. now owns 5,281 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $1,485,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 3.4% during the third quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 1,127 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth boosted its position in Oracle by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 260 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 4.2%

Oracle stock opened at $174.86 on Wednesday. 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 Corporation has a 12 month low of $118.86 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $196.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $238.81. The stock has a market cap of $502.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS. As a group, sell-side 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. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is 37.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on ORCL shares. Mizuho set a $400.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Oracle from $368.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on Oracle from $364.00 to $339.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $300.46.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total value of $6,821,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,555,709.82. This trade represents a 50.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark Hura sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 234,077 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,087,420.53. This represents a 6.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 62,223 shares of company stock worth $12,136,764. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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.

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