BloombergSen Inc. Sells 540 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

BloombergSen Inc. lowered its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,760 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 540 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for 1.3% of BloombergSen Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. BloombergSen Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $20,772,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MSFT. NRI Wealth Management LC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 21.3% in the second quarter. NRI Wealth Management LC now owns 8,858 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $4,406,000 after purchasing an additional 1,553 shares in the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the second quarter valued at approximately $241,000. jvl associates llc increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.7% in the second quarter. jvl associates llc now owns 4,138 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,058,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 17.7% in the second quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 15,226 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,574,000 after purchasing an additional 2,293 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Madrona Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.7% in the second quarter. Madrona Financial Services LLC now owns 67,983 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $33,815,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

MSFT stock opened at $516.79 on Tuesday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $511.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $478.10. 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 firm has a market cap of $3.84 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.03. Microsoft Corporation has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $555.45.

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

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on MSFT shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Melius Research lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $595.00 to $625.00 in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $640.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Arete lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $700.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $618.97.

Insider Activity

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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.

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