Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC Purchases 6,527 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 5.4%, now holding 126,907 shares valued at approximately $47.64 million, making it the sixth largest holding in their portfolio.
• Multiple analysts have raised their target price for Microsoft shares, with estimates ranging from $625.00 to $650.00, reflecting strong confidence in the company's future growth potential.
• Microsoft's quarterly earnings surpassed expectations with $3.65 earnings per share and revenue of $76.44 billion, contributing to an annualized dividend of $3.32 per share.

Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 5.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 126,907 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 6,527 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 3.8% of Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $47,640,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MSFT. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $44,343,058,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 40,290.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 46,695,303 shares of the software giant's stock worth $17,528,950,000 after acquiring an additional 46,579,693 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 83,787,746 shares of the software giant's stock worth $35,316,535,000 after acquiring an additional 11,600,470 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 684,071,705 shares of the software giant's stock worth $288,336,224,000 after acquiring an additional 10,431,988 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $3,035,987,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Up 0.6%

NASDAQ MSFT traded up $3.20 during trading on Monday, hitting $498.20. 16,724,087 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,521,180. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $509.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $451.72. The company has a market capitalization of $3.70 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.52, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.04. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on MSFT shares. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $625.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, August 29th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Truist Financial raised their target price on Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $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 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.