Enterprise Financial Services Corp Purchases 1,728 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Enterprise Financial Services Corp increased its Microsoft stake by 6.8% in the first quarter, purchasing 1,728 shares and bringing its total to 27,034 shares valued at approximately $10 million. Institutional investors collectively own 71.13% of Microsoft.
• Microsoft reported strong quarterly results, with revenue of $90.01 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.74, exceeding analyst estimates; Azure revenue rose 43% year over year and annual Azure sales surpassed $100 billion.
• Microsoft shares opened at $464.72, while analysts maintained a broadly bullish outlook with a “Moderate Buy” consensus and average price target of $558.64. However, executives have sold shares recently, and the company faces risks tied to AI investment, data-center capacity, regulatory scrutiny and cloud security.

Enterprise Financial Services Corp lifted its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 6.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,034 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 1,728 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up 5.1% of Enterprise Financial Services Corp's holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Enterprise Financial Services Corp's holdings in Microsoft were worth $10,007,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Smart Money Group LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 2.4% during the first quarter. Smart Money Group LLC now owns 6,088 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,254,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 14.2% during the first quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,727 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,750,000 after acquiring an additional 586 shares during the period. Dahring Cusmano LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 9.1% in the first quarter. Dahring Cusmano LLC now owns 1,953 shares of the software giant's stock worth $723,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. now owns 7,435 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,752,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Helium Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 41.4% in the 1st quarter. Helium Advisors LLC now owns 24,137 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $8,935,000 after acquiring an additional 7,062 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total value of $7,145,345.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,928,792.23. This represents a 12.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total transaction of $1,812,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,122,009.12. The trade was a 8.66% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361 in the last 90 days. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

More Microsoft News

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Azure growth exceeded expectations. Azure revenue increased 43% year over year, and annual Azure sales surpassed $100 billion for the first time. Management also guided to approximately 45% Azure growth in the next quarter, reinforcing confidence in Microsoft’s cloud and enterprise AI demand. Microsoft Shares Jump After Strong Outlook and Solid AI-Driven Growth
• Positive Sentiment: The earnings beat was substantial. Microsoft reported quarterly revenue of $90.01 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.74, above analyst estimates of $87.62 billion and $4.24, respectively. Net income reportedly rose 31%, while revenue increased about 18% year over year. Microsoft Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates as Cloud and AI Drive Results
• Positive Sentiment: AI monetization and financial discipline eased investor concerns. Microsoft 365 Copilot surpassed 30 million paid seats, its commercial remaining performance obligation reached $678 billion—up 84% year over year—and management held its capital-expenditure outlook broadly steady while emphasizing continued cash generation. Investors viewed this as a better balance between infrastructure investment and returns than some peers have demonstrated. Microsoft Eases AI Spending Concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts largely reaffirmed bullish views, with several price-target increases, although estimates remain wide. Microsoft’s stock is now trading well above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages after a historic rally, raising the possibility of increased volatility or profit-taking.
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft continues to face risks from data-center power constraints, chip costs, regulatory scrutiny and the enormous scale of AI investment. A reported cloud-security flaw that could have exposed customers adds another operational concern. Cyber Firm Wiz Reports Microsoft Cloud Flaw
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms publicized a securities class-action lawsuit concerning investors who purchased Microsoft shares between May 1, 2025, and January 28, 2026, with an August 11 lead-plaintiff deadline. Such announcements may create reputational and legal overhang, although they have not offset the earnings-driven optimism. Microsoft Securities Class Action Deadline

Microsoft Stock Up 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $464.72 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $397.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $405.96. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $349.20 and a 52 week high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.23. The company has a market cap of $3.45 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.13.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The software giant reported $4.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.24 by $0.50. Microsoft had a net margin of 40.31% and a return on equity of 31.98%. The firm had revenue of $90.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $87.62 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.65 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 17.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 19.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.27%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on MSFT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $640.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Microsoft from $545.00 to $512.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Dbs Bank reduced their target price on shares of Microsoft from $678.00 to $573.00 in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Arete Research lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $730.00 to $870.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Evercore set a $528.00 price target on Microsoft in a report on Thursday. Forty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $558.64.

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft's product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).

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