Davidson Capital Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 8.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 7,348 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 659 shares during the period. Davidson Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,758,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Newton One Investments LLC boosted its position in 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. purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. IFS Advisors LLC boosted its position in 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. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Microsoft
In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.00, for a total value of $1,389,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 43,930 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,339,590. This trade represents a 6.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Judson Althoff sold 16,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.18, for a total value of $7,330,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 98,010 shares of the company's stock, valued at $44,906,221.80. This trade represents a 14.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 135,743 shares of company stock worth $60,224,683 in the last quarter. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Microsoft from $485.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Guggenheim restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays upped their price objective on Microsoft from $494.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $555.86.
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Microsoft Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT traded down $1.21 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $512.50. 14,290,681 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,824,139. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $484.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $432.22. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $518.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.37. The company has a market cap of $3.81 trillion, a P/E ratio of 39.61, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.04.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The software giant reported $3.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.24. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.74% and a net margin of 35.79%. The firm had revenue of $70.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.94 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is currently 25.66%.
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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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