Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. Acquires 585 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 4.7%, acquiring an additional 585 shares during the 2nd quarter, bringing their total to 13,032 shares valued at approximately $6.48 million.
• Several hedge funds have also significantly increased their positions in Microsoft, with MFA Wealth Advisors doubling its stake by 281.8% during the same period.
• Analysts remain positive on Microsoft's stock, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an increased price target averaging around $617.63 post-earnings announcement.

Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. raised its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,032 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 585 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up 1.3% of Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C.'s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $6,482,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 281.8% during the 2nd quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,016 shares of the software giant's stock worth $5,479,000 after buying an additional 8,131 shares in the last quarter. Gries Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gries Financial LLC now owns 22,186 shares of the software giant's stock worth $11,035,000 after buying an additional 1,519 shares in the last quarter. Baring Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 18.7% during the 2nd quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 9,335 shares of the software giant's stock worth $4,643,000 after buying an additional 1,469 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 40,065 shares of the software giant's stock worth $19,929,000 after buying an additional 1,736 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cherrydale Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cherrydale Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,483 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,225,000 after buying an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on MSFT. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Loop Capital increased their price target on Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Citigroup increased their price target on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Microsoft from $582.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, KeyCorp raised Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $617.63.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm'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 $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value of $2,557,502.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $517.35 on Friday. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $555.45. The stock has a market cap of $3.85 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.93, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.03. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $512.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $466.63.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same period last year, the business 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. Equities analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This is a positive change from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.34%.

Microsoft 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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