LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. Acquires 4,469 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 2.9%, acquiring an additional 4,469 shares, making Microsoft its largest holding valued at approximately $60 million.
• Microsoft reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $3.65, exceeding analysts' expectations of $3.35, with revenue reaching $76.44 billion for the quarter.
• Several analysts have raised their target prices for Microsoft, with Cantor Fitzgerald and Truist Financial setting targets of $639.00 and $675.00, respectively, contributing to a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" among analysts.

LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. grew its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 2.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 159,885 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 4,469 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 5.4% of LGT Fund Management Co Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $60,019,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 1.4% in the first quarter. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 6,650 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,496,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,426 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,345,000 after buying an additional 1,268 shares during the last quarter. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 147.9% in the fourth quarter. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. now owns 1,748 shares of the software giant's stock worth $737,000 after buying an additional 1,043 shares during the last quarter. Intellus Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter worth approximately $16,075,000. Finally, Meridian Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 54,910 shares of the software giant's stock worth $23,144,000 after buying an additional 2,014 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $498.41 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.70 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.04. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $510.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $452.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The business's revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, 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 completion of 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business'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 of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Truist Financial upped their target price on Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Citigroup upped their target price on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft currently has a consensus 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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