Keystone Investors PTE Ltd. decreased its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 47.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 102,097 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 90,436 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 5.4% of Keystone Investors PTE Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Keystone Investors PTE Ltd.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $38,326,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rezny Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 12.9% during the first quarter. Rezny Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,943 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,856,000 after purchasing an additional 564 shares during the period. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 6,648 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,496,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the period. Integrity Financial Corp WA raised its position in Microsoft by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 8,938 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,355,000 after buying an additional 725 shares during the last quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in Microsoft by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd now owns 26,745 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $10,025,000 after acquiring an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Finally, NS Partners Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. NS Partners Ltd now owns 531,365 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $199,469,000 after acquiring an additional 3,837 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.
Microsoft Price Performance
Shares of MSFT stock traded up $3.20 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $498.20. 16,724,087 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,521,180. 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 firm has a market cap of $3.70 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $509.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $451.72. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.
Microsoft Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 currently 24.34%.
Insider Activity
In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $625.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.
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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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