McAdam LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

McAdam LLC reduced its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 4.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,034 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 864 shares during the period. McAdam LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $6,394,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,868,696 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $701,458,000 after purchasing an additional 14,653 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 91,736 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $34,437,000 after purchasing an additional 6,658 shares during the last quarter. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. now owns 86,036 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $32,297,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares during the last quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 18.8% in the 1st quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 7,925 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,975,000 after purchasing an additional 1,256 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Rock Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 115.9% in the 1st quarter. Blue Rock Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,371 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,767,000 after purchasing an additional 3,957 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related 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 owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were 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. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $509.90 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $510.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $454.62. The company has a market cap of $3.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.04.

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 for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.95 EPS. 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on MSFT. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $650.00 price target (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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.

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