IFP Advisors Inc Has $38.93 Million Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 12.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 103,663 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 11,712 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for approximately 1.2% of IFP Advisors Inc's portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. IFP Advisors Inc's holdings in Microsoft were worth $38,928,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Fosun International Ltd lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.3% during the first quarter. Fosun International Ltd now owns 6,633 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,490,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Management Group raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Alliance Wealth Management Group now owns 5,617 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,368,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Guidance Point Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Guidance Point Advisors LLC now owns 4,294 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,811,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its stake in Microsoft by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 540 shares of the software giant's stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. Finally, Salvus Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Salvus Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,161 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $3,439,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on MSFT. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $625.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $530.00 to $582.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Loop Capital upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $650.00 target price (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.54.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Microsoft Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Microsoft stock traded down $1.57 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $505.12. The company had a trading volume of 18,082,004 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,029,184. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market capitalization 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 50 day moving average of $509.18 and a 200 day moving average of $448.54.

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

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued 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 payout ratio is 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.