Securian Asset Management Inc. Lowers Holdings in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Securian Asset Management Inc. trimmed its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 42.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 45,736 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 34,298 shares during the period. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Oracle were worth $8,914,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Oracle in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in Oracle in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Investors Research Corp lifted its holdings in Oracle by 465.5% in the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 76.9% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership lifted its holdings in Oracle by 304.7% in the fourth quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 174 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Oracle Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $195.89 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $563.38 billion, a PE ratio of 35.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.55. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $157.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.85. Oracle Corporation has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $345.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.47 EPS. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Oracle’s payout ratio is 35.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,429 shares in the company, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 40.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on ORCL shares. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on Oracle in a report on Monday, February 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Oracle to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Oracle from $213.00 to $207.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Oracle from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $230.00 to $210.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.43.

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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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