Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Bought by Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC

Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC raised its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 9.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,986 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 1,020 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 1.7% of Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $4,581,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 2.0% in the first quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,959 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $5,240,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Dillon & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 3.5% during the first quarter. Dillon & Associates Inc. now owns 17,055 shares of the software giant's stock worth $6,396,000 after buying an additional 579 shares during the period. Gouws Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 90.7% during the first quarter. Gouws Capital LLC now owns 4,050 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,520,000 after buying an additional 1,926 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 29.0% during the first quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 3,435,560 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,289,675,000 after buying an additional 772,505 shares during the period. Finally, Tranquilli Financial Advisor LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 5.1% during the first quarter. Tranquilli Financial Advisor LLC now owns 2,983 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,120,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSFT has been the subject of several research reports. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and set a $650.00 price objective (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note 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 issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Microsoft currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Up 0.0%

MSFT opened at $498.41 on Wednesday. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $510.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $452.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.54, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.04.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. On average, research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, 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 insiders.

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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