Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc. Has $5.40 Million Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 23.6%, now holding 10,859 shares valued at $5.4 million, representing 4.3% of its portfolio.
• Microsoft recently declared a quarterly dividend increase from $0.83 to $0.91 per share, with a payment date scheduled for December 11th.
• Several analysts raised their price targets for Microsoft, with Bank of America increasing theirs to $640, reflecting positive sentiment on the company's stock outlook.

Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc. cut its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 23.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 10,859 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 3,350 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up 4.3% of Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $5,402,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. Newton One Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 66.7% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Bulwark Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of Microsoft in the second quarter valued at about $32,000. LSV Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 50.0% in the first quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value 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 $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, 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 value 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 trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $511.46 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market cap of $3.80 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $512.03 and a 200-day moving average of $462.06. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45.

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

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This is a boost from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.34%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America lifted their price target on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $625.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, August 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. KeyCorp raised Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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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