Lbp Am Sa Has $68.27 Million Stock Position in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Lbp Am Sa lowered its position in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 8.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 350,246 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 30,431 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for 0.8% of Lbp Am Sa’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Lbp Am Sa’s holdings in Oracle were worth $68,266,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Patton Fund Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 626.1% during the 3rd quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 11,537 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 9,948 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 40,946 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $11,516,000 after purchasing an additional 3,184 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $689,000. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $114,336,000 after purchasing an additional 7,320 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Oracle by 62.1% during the 3rd quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $135,839,000 after purchasing an additional 184,996 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ORCL opened at $169.95 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market cap of $488.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $150.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $197.91. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $121.24 and a one year high of $345.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.30% and a return on equity of 62.70%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on ORCL shares. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Oracle from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $230.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered Oracle from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Oracle from $320.00 to $213.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Oracle from $400.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $260.71.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,805,476.90. This represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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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