Texas Permanent School Fund Corp Has $25.20 Million Stake in Oracle Corporation $ORCL

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Texas Permanent School Fund Corp lowered its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCLFree Report) by 37.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 115,241 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 69,460 shares during the quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp’s holdings in Oracle were worth $25,195,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Oracle in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Oracle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other news, Director Jeffrey Berg sold 49,365 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.02, for a total transaction of $13,971,282.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 151,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,018,756.98. This represents a 24.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.62, for a total transaction of $1,403,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 47,083 shares in the company, valued at $13,212,431.46. This trade represents a 9.60% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 155,190 shares of company stock valued at $45,279,001. 40.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Oracle Price Performance

Oracle stock opened at $184.79 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $243.44 and its 200 day moving average is $242.09. Oracle Corporation has a one year low of $118.86 and a one year high of $345.72. The firm has a market cap of $526.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. The company had revenue of $16.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Oracle Corporation will post 5 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be 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 is Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.59%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Monday, December 8th. BNP Paribas set a $377.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of Oracle from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Oracle from $350.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $302.92.

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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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