Mendota Financial Group LLC reduced its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 31.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,099 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 503 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 0.4% of Mendota Financial Group LLC's holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Mendota Financial Group LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $413,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Newton One Investments LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 66.7% during the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. LSV Asset Management bought a new position in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. IFS Advisors LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 50.0% during the first quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software giant's stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $62,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
MSFT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Guggenheim reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Barclays lifted their target price on Microsoft from $550.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $609.86.
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Insider Activity
In other news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 6,000 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.17, for a total transaction of $2,599,020.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 471,036 shares in the company, valued at approximately $204,038,664.12. This trade represents a 1.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Amy Coleman sold 13,243 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $452.01, for a total value of $5,985,968.43. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 43,100 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,481,631. This trade represents a 23.50% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 60,743 shares of company stock worth $27,520,933. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.
Microsoft Stock Performance
NASDAQ:MSFT traded down $9.39 during trading on Friday, reaching $524.11. The company's stock had a trading volume of 28,948,527 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,331,950. The firm has a market cap of $3.90 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.35. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $488.46 and a 200-day moving average of $434.13. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45.
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, 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 company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.95 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.34%.
Microsoft Profile
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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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