Generali Investments Management Co LLC grew its holdings in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 82.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 20,733 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after purchasing an additional 9,378 shares during the quarter. Oracle comprises about 0.8% of Generali Investments Management Co LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Generali Investments Management Co LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $4,041,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,631,000. TBH Global Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. TBH Global Asset Management LLC now owns 9,401 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $1,832,000 after purchasing an additional 507 shares during the period. Golden Reserve Retirement LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,006,000. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 48.3% in the 4th quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC now owns 24,669 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $4,808,000 after purchasing an additional 8,030 shares during the period. Finally, Cora Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Oracle by 11.3% in the 4th quarter. Cora Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Oracle Stock Performance
Shares of Oracle stock opened at $173.51 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $499.01 billion, a PE ratio of 31.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.60. Oracle Corporation has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $345.72. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $154.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $193.27. 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:ORCL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.91 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Oracle Corporation will post 6.07 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. Investors of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Oracle from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $229.00 target price on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Oracle in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Oracle from $275.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $259.56.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total transaction of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.19, for a total value of $2,642,850.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company's stock, valued at $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 40.90% of the company's stock.
About Oracle
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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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