Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Holdings Decreased by Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.

Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 29.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 104,528 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 42,604 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up 2.5% of Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $39,239,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Microsoft during the first quarter valued at $3,245,000. Forte Asset Management LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 1.9% in the first quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC now owns 12,254 shares of the software giant's stock worth $4,600,000 after buying an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Argentarii LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 4.2% in the first quarter. Argentarii LLC now owns 31,480 shares of the software giant's stock worth $11,818,000 after acquiring an additional 1,283 shares during the period. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.5% during the first quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,527 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $5,078,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. Finally, McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.5% during the first quarter. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. now owns 16,094 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $6,042,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of MSFT opened at $507.23 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average is $506.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $444.11. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. 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 firm has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.06.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.95 EPS. The business'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. Analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on MSFT shares. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Citigroup lifted their price target on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.54.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 8,850 shares of company stock valued at $4,406,512. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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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