Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is Dakota Wealth Management's 3rd Largest Position

Dakota Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 12.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 245,391 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 26,827 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises approximately 2.6% of Dakota Wealth Management's holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Dakota Wealth Management's holdings in Microsoft were worth $122,060,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. PMV Capital Advisers LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC now owns 359 shares of the software giant's stock worth $178,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Seek First Inc. raised its position in Microsoft by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Seek First Inc. now owns 1,358 shares of the software giant's stock worth $675,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% during the second quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 2,680 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,333,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the second quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,688,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the period. Finally, Great Oak Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% during the second quarter. Great Oak Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,298 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,157,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ MSFT opened at $522.40 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $513.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $470.36. The stock has a market cap of $3.88 trillion, a P/E ratio of 38.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.03. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This is an increase from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is 24.34%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on shares of Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $625.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $618.47.

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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