GAMMA Investing LLC Has $77.39 Million Stock Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft Corporation by 25.1% to own 155,584 shares valued at approximately $77.39 million, making Microsoft its second largest holding.
• CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock for approximately $75.32 million, reducing his ownership by 15.87%.
• Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend increase from $0.83 to $0.91 per share, representing an annualized yield of 0.7%, with the dividend payable on December 11th.

GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 25.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 155,584 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 31,193 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up about 4.9% of GAMMA Investing LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $77,389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. Scharf Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Scharf Investments LLC now owns 444,957 shares of the software giant's stock worth $221,333,000 after purchasing an additional 27,950 shares during the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,388 shares of the software giant's stock worth $5,674,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Lee Kelleher Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Microsoft during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $260,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 6,367 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,167,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 73,574 shares of the software giant's stock worth $36,597,000 after purchasing an additional 596 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company's 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company'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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Microsoft Price Performance

Microsoft stock opened at $515.74 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 stock has a market capitalization of $3.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $512.75 and a 200-day moving average of $465.70.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft's revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on MSFT. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 target price (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group upped 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. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $617.63.

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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