Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc Has $13.22 Million Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 12.2%, owning 35,206 shares worth approximately $13.2 million as of the latest reporting period.
• Multiple brokerages have raised their price targets for Microsoft, with DA Davidson setting a target of $650 and Royal Bank of Canada raising it to $640, reflecting positive sentiment on the stock.
• Microsoft reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $3.65 for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations and generating revenue of $76.44 billion.

Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 12.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 35,206 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 3,824 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for approximately 1.3% of Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc's holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc's holdings in Microsoft were worth $13,216,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CWS Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC now owns 19,051 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,151,000 after buying an additional 1,524 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Advisors raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 143,662 shares of the software giant's stock worth $53,929,000 after buying an additional 860 shares during the period. Senator Investment Group LP raised its stake in Microsoft by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. Senator Investment Group LP now owns 175,000 shares of the software giant's stock worth $65,693,000 after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the period. Bank OZK raised its stake in shares of Microsoft by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank OZK now owns 28,358 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $10,645,000 after purchasing an additional 758 shares during the period. Finally, Triple Frond Partners LLC grew its stake in Microsoft by 44.7% in the first quarter. Triple Frond Partners LLC now owns 403,043 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $151,298,000 after purchasing an additional 124,585 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $625.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Microsoft from $530.00 to $582.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on Microsoft from $490.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Performance

MSFT traded up $8.89 during trading on Friday, hitting $509.90. The stock had a trading volume of 23,610,304 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,166,356. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $510.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $453.82. The firm has a market cap of $3.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.04. 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.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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.