Harmony Asset Management LLC Sells 3,748 Shares of Oracle Corporation $ORCL

Harmony Asset Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) by 16.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 18,866 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock after selling 3,748 shares during the period. Oracle accounts for 1.2% of Harmony Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. Harmony Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Oracle were worth $3,677,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Xponance Inc. raised its position in Oracle by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 406,544 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $114,336,000 after purchasing an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC raised its position in Oracle by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 99,400 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $27,955,000 after purchasing an additional 3,065 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. raised its position in Oracle by 62.1% in the 3rd quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 483,000 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $135,839,000 after purchasing an additional 184,996 shares during the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC bought a new position in Oracle in the 4th quarter valued at $1,677,000. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its position in Oracle by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,586 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $311,497,000 after purchasing an additional 246,243 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Stuart Levey sold 15,000 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $604,155.51. The trade was a 81.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Oracle Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of Oracle stock opened at $187.90 on Thursday. 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 Corporation has a 12 month low of $134.57 and a 12 month high of $345.72. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $164.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.42. The stock has a market cap of $540.40 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.55.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced 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. Oracle had a return on equity of 62.70% and a net margin of 25.30%.The business had revenue of $17.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Oracle has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. Research analysts predict that Oracle Corporation will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Oracle Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ORCL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Melius Research set a $160.00 target price on Oracle in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Oracle from $375.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Bank of America started coverage on Oracle in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Oracle from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Oracle from $300.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.46.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

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• Positive Sentiment: Oracle is reportedly set to be the first cloud provider to deploy Nvidia’s next-generation Vera CPUs at hyperscale, reinforcing its position as a major AI cloud platform for enterprise customers. Oracle Bets On Nvidia Vera CPUs To Power Next Wave Of AI
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• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage continues to flag Oracle’s rising debt and negative free cash flow as risks, suggesting the AI growth story still comes with financial strain and execution pressure. Great News: Oracle Stock Could Be One of the Most Underrated AI Infrastructure Stocks

Oracle Company Profile

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.