Alyeska Investment Group L.P. Acquires 1,001,557 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 621.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,162,749 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 1,001,557 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for 1.7% of Alyeska Investment Group L.P.'s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Alyeska Investment Group L.P.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $436,484,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. American Trust Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% during the first quarter. American Trust Investment Advisors LLC now owns 18,097 shares of the software giant's stock worth $6,793,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.1% during the first quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 244,773 shares of the software giant's stock worth $91,885,000 after acquiring an additional 2,716 shares during the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 32.5% during the first quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,914 shares of the software giant's stock worth $9,352,000 after acquiring an additional 6,107 shares during the last quarter. 11 Capital Partners LP grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 47.2% during the first quarter. 11 Capital Partners LP now owns 90,975 shares of the software giant's stock worth $34,151,000 after acquiring an additional 29,165 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 5th Street Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Microsoft during the first quarter worth about $274,000. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $509.90 on Friday. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $555.45. 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 company has a market capitalization of $3.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.38, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $510.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $453.82.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft's revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSFT has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and set a $650.00 price target (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wedbush upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

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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