Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC Has $13.94 Million Stake in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC has increased its stake in Microsoft by 2.7%, now holding 37,129 shares worth approximately $13.94 million.
• Microsoft's recent quarterly earnings report showed an earnings per share of $3.65, exceeding estimates, and a year-over-year revenue increase of 18.1% to $76.44 billion.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83, indicating a dividend yield of 0.7%, with a payout ratio of 24.34%.

Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 2.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 37,129 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 972 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for about 1.2% of Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $13,938,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in MSFT. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,343,058,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 40,290.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 46,695,303 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $17,528,950,000 after acquiring an additional 46,579,693 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 34,643.3% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 16,837,278 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,096,913,000 after acquiring an additional 16,788,816 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 83,787,746 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $35,316,535,000 after acquiring an additional 11,600,470 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Microsoft by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 684,071,705 shares of the software giant's stock worth $288,336,224,000 after buying an additional 10,431,988 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT traded up $2.99 on Friday, reaching $507.23. 24,300,741 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,487,876. The firm has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $506.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $444.11.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion for 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 quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's payout ratio is currently 24.34%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on MSFT. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 8,850 shares of company stock valued at $4,406,512. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.