King Luther Capital Management Corp Raises Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• King Luther Capital Management Corp increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.1%, holding approximately 2,975,510 shares worth about $1.12 billion, making it the firm's second-largest investment.
• Insider trading was noted with executive sales, including CEO Satya Nadella selling 149,205 shares for $75.3 million, reducing his ownership by 15.87%.
• Microsoft recently reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $3.65, surpassing expectations, with revenues of $76.44 billion, showing an 18.1% year-over-year increase.

King Luther Capital Management Corp increased its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 0.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,975,510 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 2,015 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up 5.2% of King Luther Capital Management Corp's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. King Luther Capital Management Corp's holdings in Microsoft were worth $1,116,977,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MSFT. Newton One Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 66.7% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. IFS Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 50.0% in the first quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at $62,000. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% 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 Trading Up 0.6%

NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $498.20 on Tuesday. 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 50-day moving average of $509.95 and a 200-day moving average of $451.72. The company has a market cap of $3.70 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.52, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.04. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on MSFT. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $625.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, August 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price objective (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft 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. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average 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.

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