Parallel Advisors LLC Has $147.66 Million Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 4.0%, making it the firm's 6th largest position with a total value of approximately $147.66 million.
• Insider sales were noted as both EVP Takeshi Numoto and CEO Satya Nadella sold significant amounts of Microsoft stock, representing decreases of 11.03% and 15.87% in their respective holdings.
• Several analysts have upgraded Microsoft's stock ratings and price targets, highlighting a consensus price target of $612.54 and solid expectations for future earnings growth.

Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 296,859 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 11,341 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises about 3.0% of Parallel Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Parallel Advisors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $147,660,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. Newton One Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 66.7% during the 1st quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. IFS Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software giant's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 155.7% in the 1st quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 156 shares of the software giant's stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $490.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $625.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, August 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT traded up $9.48 during trading on Friday, hitting $517.93. 52,313,925 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,095,838. Microsoft Corporation has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $555.45. The company has a market capitalization of $3.85 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.04. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $511.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $458.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The firm 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 represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is currently 24.34%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction 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 $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.