BostonPremier Wealth LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• BostonPremier Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft Corporation by 22.4% during the 2nd quarter, owning 2,942 shares valued at approximately $1.46 million.
• Microsoft recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, up from its previous dividend of $0.83, with a payout ratio of 24.34%.
• The company's stock has seen significant price targets raised by analysts, with Arete recently increasing its target to $710.00 and BMO Capital Markets raising theirs to $650.00.

BostonPremier Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 22.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,942 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 539 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 0.8% of BostonPremier Wealth LLC's holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. BostonPremier Wealth LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $1,463,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Newton One Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 66.7% during the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Bulwark Capital Corp purchased a new stake in Microsoft during the second quarter worth $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 386.7% during the second quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 73 shares of the software giant's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Price Performance

Microsoft stock opened at $523.98 on Wednesday. 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 has a market cap of $3.89 trillion, a P/E ratio of 38.41, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $513.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $469.08. 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 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 company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. Microsoft's revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the transaction, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on MSFT shares. Arete increased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $700.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Melius Research increased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $595.00 to $625.00 in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Loop Capital upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. One 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 an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $618.47.

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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