Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ Sells 31,238 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ cut its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 5.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 545,129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 31,238 shares during the quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s holdings in Oracle were worth $80,194,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Oracle by 290.9% during the fourth quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Oracle during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Down 0.2%

ORCL stock opened at $148.18 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $426.83 billion, a PE ratio of 25.42, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.65. Oracle Corporation has a twelve month low of $134.57 and a twelve month high of $345.72. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $188.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $174.86.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $19.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.37% and a return on equity of 58.62%. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.720-1.760 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.050-8.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.31%.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Monness Crespi & Hardt reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle 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 research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Wedbush lowered their target price on Oracle from $275.00 to $240.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.27.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In related news, Vice Chairman Jeffrey Henley sold 400,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.16, for a total value of $63,664,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,664,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $604,155.51. This represents a 81.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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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