Oracle Corporation $ORCL Shares Sold by MFG Wealth Management Inc.

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MFG Wealth Management Inc. cut its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 18.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,334 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,083 shares during the quarter. Oracle accounts for about 2.8% of MFG Wealth Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. MFG Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,750,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Oracle during the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Activity

In other Oracle news, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total value of $1,403,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 47,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,212,431.46. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the sale, the director directly owned 151,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 155,190 shares of company stock worth $45,279,001. Corporate insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of ORCL opened at $192.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $552.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.66. The business’s fifty day moving average is $234.97 and its 200 day moving average is $241.56. Oracle Corporation has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $345.72. 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 (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a return on equity of 70.60% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on ORCL shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Oracle from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Thursday, December 4th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Melius Research lifted their target price on shares of Oracle from $270.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.72.

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About Oracle

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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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