AHL Investment Management Inc. Has $9.50 Million Stake in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• AHL Investment Management Inc. reduced its stake in Microsoft by 3.1%, holding 19,091 shares, which is valued at approximately $9.50 million.
• Microsoft reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $3.65, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue of $76.44 billion, reflecting an 18.1% year-over-year increase.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.91 per share, with a payout set for December 11th, translating to an annualized dividend yield of 0.7%.

AHL Investment Management Inc. cut its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 3.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 19,091 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 610 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 6.3% of AHL Investment Management Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. AHL Investment Management Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $9,496,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 5.9% during the second quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC now owns 359 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% in the second quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,688,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Birchbrook Inc. lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% in the first quarter. Birchbrook Inc. now owns 6,326 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,375,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Fosun International Ltd lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Fosun International Ltd now owns 6,633 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,490,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gagnon Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC now owns 704 shares of the software giant's stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of MSFT opened at $511.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.80 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.50, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $512.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $462.60. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The firm's revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. KeyCorp upgraded Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Microsoft from $582.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $650.00 price target (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $614.45.

Microsoft Company Profile

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.

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