McNaughton Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,023 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock, valued at approximately $224,000.
A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ORCL. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Oracle during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Oracle by 284.9% during 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. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Oracle during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Oracle Trading Down 0.9%
NYSE ORCL opened at $286.23 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33. The firm has a market cap of $815.99 billion, a PE ratio of 66.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $262.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $205.11. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $118.86 and a 52 week high of $345.72.
Oracle Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio is 46.30%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Oracle from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Roth Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Oracle from $195.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.71.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 21,241 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.11, for a total value of $6,310,913.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 78,000 shares in the company, valued at $23,174,580. The trade was a 21.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director William G. Parrett sold 11,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.00, for a total transaction of $3,519,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,435,784. This represents a 39.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 104,314 shares of company stock worth $31,272,223. Company insiders own 42.20% of the company’s stock.
Oracle Company 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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