Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stake Lifted by Fullcircle Wealth LLC

Key Points

• Fullcircle Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 6.6%, owning 15,606 shares valued at approximately $6.1 million, making it the fifth largest holding for the firm.
• Microsoft reported earnings of $3.65 per share, exceeding estimates and demonstrating a revenue increase of 18.1% year-over-year, reaching $76.44 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83, set to be paid on September 11th, reflecting a 0.7% yield and a relatively low payout ratio of 24.34%.

Fullcircle Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 6.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,606 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 966 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for about 2.5% of Fullcircle Wealth LLC's holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Fullcircle Wealth LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $6,104,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Newton One Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 66.7% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth about $62,000. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software giant's stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on MSFT. Citigroup raised their target price on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Loop Capital upped their target price on Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays raised their target price on Microsoft from $550.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research 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 given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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 legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 8,850 shares of company stock valued at $4,406,512 in the last three months. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT traded down $5.28 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $498.98. The stock had a trading volume of 7,972,188 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,221,377. Microsoft Corporation has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.71 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.57, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.06. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $506.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $445.18.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.95 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.34%.

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.