Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stock Holdings Reduced by Hollencrest Capital Management

Key Points

• Hollencrest Capital Management decreased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 1.1%, now holding 147,989 shares worth approximately $55.55 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Norges Bank and Vanguard Group Inc., have significantly increased their positions in Microsoft, indicating strong institutional interest in the stock.
• Microsoft recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for August 21st, reflecting a 0.7% yield and a 24.34% dividend payout ratio.

Hollencrest Capital Management lessened its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 147,989 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 1,708 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 2.4% of Hollencrest Capital Management's holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Hollencrest Capital Management's holdings in Microsoft were worth $55,554,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Creekmur Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 9.4% during the 1st quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC now owns 8,032 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,015,000 after purchasing an additional 689 shares in the last quarter. Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 21.4% during the first quarter. Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC now owns 34,527 shares of the software giant's stock worth $12,961,000 after purchasing an additional 6,086 shares during the last quarter. Markel Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% in the first quarter. Markel Group Inc. now owns 522,730 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $196,228,000 after purchasing an additional 3,250 shares during the period. Burling Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Burling Wealth Partners LLC now owns 63,100 shares of the software giant's stock worth $23,687,000 after acquiring an additional 1,178 shares during the period. Finally, Hardy Reed LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.7% in the first quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 27,703 shares of the software giant's stock worth $10,399,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of MSFT stock traded down $2.95 on Friday, hitting $506.69. The stock had a trading volume of 20,949,937 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,697,436. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.77 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06. The company's 50 day moving average price is $508.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $447.59. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year 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 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The business'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. Analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.34%.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Bank of America increased their price target on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $612.54.

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.