Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Position Raised by Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp

Key Points

• Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) by 4.7% during the second quarter, making it the fund's second largest holding, valued at approximately $20.54 million.
• Microsoft reported a better-than-expected quarterly earnings of $3.65 EPS, surpassing analysts' estimates and achieving revenues of $76.44 billion, up 18.1% year-over-year.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.91 per share, an increase from the previous dividend of $0.83, reflecting a 0.7% yield.

Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,295 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 1,840 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up approximately 2.8% of Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp's holdings in Microsoft were worth $20,541,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Midwest Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.0% during the second quarter. Midwest Financial Group LLC now owns 9,407 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $4,679,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Victrix Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 13.4% in the second quarter. Victrix Investment Advisors now owns 18,252 shares of the software giant's stock worth $9,079,000 after buying an additional 2,159 shares in the last quarter. Brueske Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.6% in the second quarter. Brueske Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,605 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,265,000 after buying an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. Sicart Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 21.2% in the second quarter. Sicart Associates LLC now owns 1,122 shares of the software giant's stock worth $558,000 after buying an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cooper Financial Group lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.3% in the second quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 58,374 shares of the software giant's stock worth $29,036,000 after buying an additional 742 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $513.58 on Monday. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $511.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $477.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.65, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.03.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.95 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, 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 given a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. 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 yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $618.97.

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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