Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Bought by ORG Partners LLC

Key Points

• ORG Partners LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 11.0%, owning 16,666 shares valued at approximately $8.2 million, making Microsoft its 7th biggest holding.
• Microsoft's recent quarterly earnings revealed an EPS of $3.65 and a revenue of $76.44 billion, both exceeding analysts' expectations.
• The company announced a new quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, up from the previous $0.83, with a payout ratio of 24.34%.

ORG Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 11.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,666 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 1,647 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 1.8% of ORG Partners LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. ORG Partners LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $8,204,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,413 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,169,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Rainier Family Wealth Inc. boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Rainier Family Wealth Inc. now owns 19,743 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $9,820,000 after purchasing an additional 374 shares during the last quarter. Asset Allocation & Management Company LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 43.3% during the 2nd quarter. Asset Allocation & Management Company LLC now owns 2,150 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. Rezny Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Microsoft by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Rezny Wealth Management Inc. now owns 5,057 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,516,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 23,443 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $11,661,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Trading Down 2.2%

NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $510.96 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.80 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.03. The firm's 50 day moving average is $513.12 and its 200 day moving average is $472.29. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion for 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%. Microsoft's revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $640.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. KeyCorp raised shares of Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $618.47.

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.

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