Lam Group Inc. Has $916,000 Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Lam Group Inc. more than doubled its Microsoft position by 128.4% in the second quarter, ending with 2,455 shares valued at approximately $916,000. Institutional investors collectively own 71.13% of Microsoft.
• Microsoft reported strong quarterly results, with revenue rising 17.7% year over year to $90.01 billion and earnings per share of $4.74, beating analysts’ $4.24 consensus estimate.
• Microsoft declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, equivalent to a 0.7% annualized yield, while analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $560.27.

Lam Group Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 128.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,455 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 1,380 shares during the period. Lam Group Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $916,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. G&S Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 121.2% during the 2nd quarter. G&S Capital LLC now owns 15,319 shares of the software giant's stock worth $5,714,000 after acquiring an additional 8,393 shares during the last quarter. Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel CA lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the second quarter. Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel CA now owns 22,759 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $8,490,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Kentucky Trust Co grew its position in Microsoft by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 18,257 shares of the software giant's stock worth $6,810,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the 2nd quarter valued at about $5,605,000. Finally, Clarus Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 17.5% during the 2nd quarter. Clarus Wealth Advisors now owns 8,087 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,100,000 after buying an additional 1,202 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $505.06 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.75 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.11. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $349.20 and a 52-week high of $553.72. The business's fifty day moving average is $428.19 and its 200 day moving average is $411.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.23.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The software giant reported $4.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.24 by $0.50. Microsoft had a return on equity of 31.98% and a net margin of 40.31%.The business had revenue of $90.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $87.62 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.65 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 17.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 19.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft's payout ratio is currently 20.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,810 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $496.48, for a total transaction of $2,388,068.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 42,677 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,188,276.96. This trade represents a 10.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total transaction of $7,145,345.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,477 shares of the company's stock, valued at $50,928,792.23. This represents a 12.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 37,310 shares of company stock worth $17,256,219 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Key Stories Impacting Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft announced a long-term partnership with Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN to bring Arabic-language ALLAM AI models to Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft 365 Copilot. The agreement strengthens Microsoft’s enterprise-AI reach in the Middle East and could support additional Azure and Copilot adoption. Microsoft Expands Middle East AI Footprint Through Long-Term HUMAIN Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft and ChronoScale reportedly plan a 50-megawatt AI-compute deployment using NVIDIA GB300 systems. The project signals continued demand for Microsoft’s cloud and AI infrastructure, although it also implies substantial near-term capital spending. ChronoScale and Microsoft Plan 50 MW AI Compute Deployment
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s Superintelligence team is pursuing internally developed frontier models and greater AI self-sufficiency. Building proprietary models could reduce dependence on outside providers and improve long-term economics if execution is successful. Microsoft AI Self-Sufficiency Strategy
• Positive Sentiment: Investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square reportedly made Microsoft its largest AI-related holding after reducing Alphabet exposure, adding an influential vote of confidence in Microsoft’s cloud, AI and backlog outlook. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Microsoft Investment

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on MSFT. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $640.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 30th. HSBC decreased their target price on Microsoft from $593.00 to $571.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $586.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a report on Monday, July 27th. New Street Research decreased their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $675.00 to $600.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Dbs Bank dropped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $678.00 to $573.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Forty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $560.27.

Microsoft Company Profile

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft's product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).

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