Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL) Position Decreased by Mizuho Securities USA LLC

Mizuho Securities USA LLC cut its position in shares of Oracle Co. (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 15.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 103,648 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 19,270 shares during the quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $17,662,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ORCL. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,416,362 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $411,748,000 after purchasing an additional 121,874 shares in the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its stake in shares of Oracle by 15.3% in the 2nd quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 24,800 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $3,502,000 after acquiring an additional 3,300 shares during the last quarter. Chase Investment Counsel Corp bought a new stake in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,160,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Oracle by 79.6% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 286,460 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $48,813,000 after purchasing an additional 126,985 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Buckley Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Oracle by 63.8% during the 3rd quarter. Buckley Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,370 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $1,256,000 after purchasing an additional 2,870 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Stock Up 1.0 %

ORCL stock opened at $190.76 on Thursday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $174.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $148.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $528.61 billion, a PE ratio of 49.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.02. Oracle Co. has a 12 month low of $99.26 and a 12 month high of $191.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.68, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, September 9th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.06. Oracle had a net margin of 20.40% and a return on equity of 171.38%. The business had revenue of $13.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.23 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.95 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Oracle Co. will post 5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 10th were issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 10th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.24%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Maria Smith sold 6,320 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total transaction of $1,042,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 42,889 shares in the company, valued at $7,076,685. The trade was a 12.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Guggenheim increased their price objective on Oracle from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 13th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Oracle from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Oracle from $160.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Oracle from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Oracle from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $169.52.

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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