Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC cut its holdings in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) by 5.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 10,729 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 675 shares during the quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $2,346,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Oracle by 284.9% in the 1st quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 204 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Oracle Stock Performance
NYSE:ORCL opened at $276.93 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $272.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $217.44. The company has a market cap of $789.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.10, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.62. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.30%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle
In related news, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,764 shares in the company, valued at $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Naomi O. Seligman sold 2,222 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.91, for a total value of $641,958.02. Following the sale, the director owned 29,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,443,394.75. This represents a 7.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 120,769 shares of company stock worth $36,428,967 over the last quarter. 40.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have commented on ORCL. Robert W. Baird began coverage on Oracle in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $365.00 price objective on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Oracle from $271.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Oracle from $220.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $175.00 price objective on Oracle in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.69.
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Oracle Profile
Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.
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