Spirepoint Private Client LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 7.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 79,362 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 5,242 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 3.7% of Spirepoint Private Client LLC's holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Spirepoint Private Client LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $38,381,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. raised its holdings in Microsoft by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. now owns 3,523 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,704,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the period. Legacy Trust raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Trust now owns 44,378 shares of the software giant's stock worth $21,462,000 after purchasing an additional 1,444 shares during the last quarter. Brookwood Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Brookwood Investment Group LLC now owns 42,697 shares of the software giant's stock worth $20,649,000 after purchasing an additional 9,105 shares during the last quarter. BOCHK Asset Management Ltd raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 34.6% during the 4th quarter. BOCHK Asset Management Ltd now owns 14,780 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,148,000 after purchasing an additional 3,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sterneck Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Sterneck Capital Management LLC now owns 8,860 shares of the software giant's stock worth $4,285,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft
In other Microsoft news, Director John W. Stanton bought 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $397.35 per share, with a total value of $1,986,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 83,905 shares in the company, valued at $33,339,651.75. The trade was a 6.34% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Kathleen T. Hogan sold 12,321 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $409.52, for a total value of $5,045,695.92. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 137,933 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $56,486,322.16. This trade represents a 8.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Trending Headlines about Microsoft
Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Accenture will roll Copilot out to all ~743,000 employees, a large enterprise deployment that should accelerate Copilot monetization and Azure consumption. Accenture to roll out Copilot
- Positive Sentiment: Several brokerages and analysts reiterated buy/outperform ratings or raised targets (TD Cowen, HSBC, RBC, Barclays, Benchmark among them), signaling continued Wall Street support that helps limit downside after recent volatility. Analyst ratings update
- Positive Sentiment: Notable value buyer Michael Burry disclosed a new MSFT stake, a high‑profile contrarian buy that can attract other bargain hunters and provide technical support. Michael Burry buys MSFT
- Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft reports fiscal Q3 results after the close Wednesday; previews highlight Azure growth and Copilot monetization as the key levers — earnings could spark a sharp intraday move either way. Earnings preview
- Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary urges a “reset” narrative: some strategists say the cloud / AI story remains intact but investors need clearer evidence of durable margin and revenue inflection from Copilot/Azure. MarketWatch reset note
- Negative Sentiment: Microsoft agreed to stop paying OpenAI a revenue share and to make its IP license non‑exclusive — the change removes some strategic advantages, triggered an earlier share pullback and raises long‑term competitive uncertainty for Azure. Seeking Alpha on revenue share end
- Negative Sentiment: OpenAI models began appearing on Amazon Bedrock and the updated pact allows hosting on rival clouds, increasing competition for AI workloads and data‑center demand away from Microsoft. OpenAI on Amazon Bedrock
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and legal risks are rising — the Musk v. Altman/OpenAI trial and EU moves to target cloud/AI competition could create headline risk and potential business constraints for Microsoft. EU rules on cloud/AI
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
MSFT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their target price on Microsoft from $450.00 to $400.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday. Phillip Securities upgraded Microsoft from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, February 1st. Finally, HSBC raised their target price on Microsoft from $588.00 to $593.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $563.72.
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Microsoft Price Performance
MSFT stock opened at $429.25 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $394.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $448.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.19 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.11. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $356.28 and a 52-week high of $555.45.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The software giant reported $4.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.86 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $81.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $80.28 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.34% and a net margin of 39.04%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.23 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.54 earnings per share for the current year.
Microsoft Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.76%.
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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.
Microsoft's product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).
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