Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC's 2nd Largest Position

Key Points

• Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 73.4%, selling 5,073 shares during the first quarter, leaving it with a total of 1,843 shares valued at approximately $692,000.
• Microsoft's stock has a current price of $509.90, and reported a quarterly earnings of $3.65 per share, surpassing estimates and reflecting an 18.1% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• Several other major institutional investors have also adjusted their holdings in Microsoft, with Vanguard Group increasing its position by 1.1% to own over 691 million shares, further demonstrating strong interest from hedge funds.

Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 73.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,843 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 5,073 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 9.1% of Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $692,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 3.8% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 62,267,822 shares of the software giant's stock worth $23,374,718,000 after purchasing an additional 2,306,485 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in Microsoft by 33.8% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 628,061 shares of the software giant's stock worth $235,768,000 after purchasing an additional 158,755 shares in the last quarter. Zimmer Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 44.9% in the 1st quarter. Zimmer Partners LP now owns 20,000 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,508,000 after purchasing an additional 6,200 shares during the period. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 17.6% in the 1st quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI now owns 1,850,953 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $694,829,000 after buying an additional 276,985 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prostatis Group LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 1.6% during the first quarter. Prostatis Group LLC now owns 6,104 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,291,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was 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. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSFT has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $625.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, August 29th. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $650.00 price objective (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $650.00 target price (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Performance

NASDAQ MSFT traded up $8.89 during trading on Friday, reaching $509.90. The company's stock had a trading volume of 23,610,304 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,166,356. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $510.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $454.19. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 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.

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

About Microsoft

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.