Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC Has $7.35 Million Stake in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC cut its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 9.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,579 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 1,942 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up about 3.4% of Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $7,350,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 5.3% during the first quarter. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC now owns 16,094 shares of the software giant's stock worth $6,042,000 after acquiring an additional 808 shares during the period. PFG Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 28.6% during the first quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 91,515 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $34,354,000 after acquiring an additional 20,348 shares during the period. Ignite Planners LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 17.5% in the first quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 28,644 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $10,753,000 after buying an additional 4,262 shares in the last quarter. Windle Wealth LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Windle Wealth LLC now owns 22,294 shares of the software giant's stock worth $8,369,000 after acquiring an additional 1,038 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 1776 Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.3% during the first quarter. 1776 Wealth LLC now owns 19,360 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,268,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Price Performance

MSFT stock opened at $505.12 on Wednesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The firm has a market cap of $3.75 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company's 50-day moving average price is $509.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $448.93.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.95 EPS. The company's revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business 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. 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MSFT. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Scotiabank increased their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Microsoft 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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