Five Oceans Advisors Acquires 671 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Five Oceans Advisors increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 6.0% in Q2, acquiring an additional 671 shares, bringing its total holdings to 11,782 shares valued at $5,860,000.
• Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, sold 149,205 shares worth approximately $75.3 million in September, reducing his ownership by 15.87%.
• The company plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share on December 11th, increasing its annualized dividend from $3.32 to $3.64.

Five Oceans Advisors boosted its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 6.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,782 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 671 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises 2.5% of Five Oceans Advisors' holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Five Oceans Advisors' holdings in Microsoft were worth $5,860,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. PMV Capital Advisers LLC grew its stake in Microsoft by 5.9% in the second quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC now owns 359 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Seek First Inc. boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% during the second quarter. Seek First Inc. now owns 1,358 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $675,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Level Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the second quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 2,680 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,333,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the second quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,688,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great Oak Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% during the second quarter. Great Oak Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,298 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,157,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business's 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $510.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $555.45. The firm has a market cap of $3.80 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.46, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.03. The business's fifty day moving average is $513.12 and its 200 day moving average is $471.16.

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. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The company had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.95 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Arete lifted their price target on Microsoft from $700.00 to $710.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price target (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a 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 report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $618.47.

Microsoft Company Profile

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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