Oracle Corporation $ORCL Holdings Trimmed by Mutual of America Capital Management LLC

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 3.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 179,611 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 6,887 shares during the period. Oracle makes up 0.5% of Mutual of America Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $50,514,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its position in Oracle by 0.3% during the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 338,275 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $95,136,000 after buying an additional 930 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of Oracle by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 89,004 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $25,031,000 after purchasing an additional 2,439 shares during the period. Gordian Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the third quarter worth approximately $225,000. AMF Tjanstepension AB purchased a new position in Oracle during the third quarter valued at approximately $22,073,000. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its position in Oracle by 0.5% during the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 264,655 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $74,432,000 after purchasing an additional 1,254 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $177.12 on Monday. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $118.86 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $198.36 and a 200-day moving average of $239.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The company has a market capitalization of $508.88 billion, a PE ratio of 33.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.65.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Oracle from $250.00 to $195.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Stephens raised their target price on Oracle from $208.00 to $331.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. HSBC restated a “buy” rating and set a $382.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Oracle from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $300.46.

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Insider Transactions at Oracle

In related news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total value of $13,971,282.30. Following the completion of 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.52, for a total transaction of $1,925,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 144,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,728,655.60. This trade represents a 6.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 111,588 shares of company stock worth $26,108,046. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

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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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