Focus Financial Network Inc. Has $33.55 Million Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Focus Financial Network Inc. reduced its Microsoft holdings by 16.0%, owning 67,452 shares valued at approximately $33.55 million, which makes it the 10th largest position in their investment portfolio.
• CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft, representing a 15.87% decrease in his ownership, valued at over $75 million from the transaction.
• Microsoft declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, an increase from the previous $0.83, reflecting an annual yield of 0.7% and a payout ratio of 24.34%.

Focus Financial Network Inc. reduced its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 16.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 67,452 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 12,811 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises 1.3% of Focus Financial Network Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Focus Financial Network Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $33,551,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sunflower Bank N.A. raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the second quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. now owns 7,394 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $3,678,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 8.8% in the second quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 39,831 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $19,781,000 after acquiring an additional 3,221 shares in the last quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. increased its position in Microsoft by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. now owns 16,507 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $8,234,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Microsoft by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 21,788 shares of the software giant's stock worth $10,838,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Microsoft by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 4,043 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,011,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSFT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Truist Financial increased their target price on Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their target price on Microsoft from $490.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.54.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were 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 approximately $20,624,012.52. This represents 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

Shares of MSFT opened at $507.03 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.04. The business's 50 day moving average price is $512.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $461.15. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced 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 business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.95 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft's payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

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.

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