Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Purchased by Marshall Investment Management LLC

Key Points

• Marshall Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 3.6%, owning a total of 17,936 shares valued at approximately $6.73 million, making Microsoft its 6th largest holding.
• Analysts have a consensus target price of $612.54 for Microsoft, with multiple firms issuing "buy" ratings and price objectives ranging from $625 to $675.
• Microsoft's stock recently traded down 2.6% to $495.00, with significant trading volume and a market capitalization of $3.68 trillion.

Marshall Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 3.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,936 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 631 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 4.2% of Marshall Investment Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Marshall Investment Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $6,733,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd lifted its stake in Microsoft by 121.7% during the 1st quarter. Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd now owns 24,563 shares of the software giant's stock worth $9,221,000 after acquiring an additional 13,483 shares in the last quarter. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. lifted its stake in Microsoft by 51.8% during the 1st quarter. Nan Fung Trinity HK Ltd. now owns 39,000 shares of the software giant's stock worth $14,640,000 after acquiring an additional 13,300 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in Microsoft by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 337,824 shares of the software giant's stock worth $126,633,000 after acquiring an additional 6,550 shares in the last quarter. S&CO Inc. lifted its stake in Microsoft by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. S&CO Inc. now owns 162,012 shares of the software giant's stock worth $60,817,000 after acquiring an additional 3,248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in Microsoft in the 1st quarter valued at about $98,171,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT traded down $12.97 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $495.00. 31,963,969 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,697,988. 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 Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $555.45. The company has a market cap of $3.68 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.04. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $509.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $450.85.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.34%.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value of $2,557,502.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on Microsoft from $490.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Microsoft from $530.00 to $582.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $612.54.

About Microsoft

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.