Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is First Long Island Investors LLC's 2nd Largest Position

Key Points

• First Long Island Investors LLC has reduced its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 6.9%, now owning approximately 160,179 shares, making it the company's 2nd largest position at around $60.13 million.
• Microsoft recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.91, resulting in an annualized yield of 0.7%, up from the previous $0.83 dividend.
• Microsoft reported impressive quarterly earnings with $3.65 EPS, surpassing analysts' estimates, alongside revenue growth of 18.1% year-over-year, totaling $76.44 billion for the quarter.

First Long Island Investors LLC reduced its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 6.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 160,179 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 11,917 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up approximately 5.0% of First Long Island Investors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. First Long Island Investors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $60,130,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. grew its holdings in Microsoft by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. now owns 73,560 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $27,614,000 after buying an additional 4,400 shares in the last quarter. eCIO Inc. purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the 1st quarter valued at $258,000. Cim LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Cim LLC now owns 12,883 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $4,836,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 32.7% in the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,017 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $757,000 after buying an additional 497 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Modern Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 39.3% in the 1st quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 144,852 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $54,376,000 after buying an additional 40,860 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $515.36 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $510.90 and a 200 day moving average of $455.45. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.04. 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 (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced 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 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 analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.95 EPS. Microsoft's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side 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 given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. This is a positive change from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.34%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MSFT. Citigroup increased their price target on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. DA Davidson increased their price target on Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Westpark Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $612.54.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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