Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by Csenge Advisory Group

Key Points

• Csenge Advisory Group reduced its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 1.8%, holding 59,791 shares worth approximately $21.99 million.
• Multiple institutional investors have increased their holdings in Microsoft, including St. Louis Trust Co, which boosted its position by 21.1% to own 1,694 shares valued at $636,000.
• Analysts have generally rated Microsoft's stock as a "Moderate Buy," with a current average target price of $612.54, reflecting positive sentiment despite the stock's recent 0.6% decline.

Csenge Advisory Group trimmed its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,791 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 1,106 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for approximately 1.2% of Csenge Advisory Group's portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Csenge Advisory Group's holdings in Microsoft were worth $21,990,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. St. Louis Trust Co boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 21.1% during the first quarter. St. Louis Trust Co now owns 1,694 shares of the software giant's stock worth $636,000 after buying an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 1.0% during the first quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 72,174 shares of the software giant's stock worth $27,093,000 after buying an additional 729 shares in the last quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 1.1% during the first quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC now owns 47,741 shares of the software giant's stock worth $17,922,000 after buying an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 1.7% during the first quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC now owns 118,285 shares of the software giant's stock worth $44,403,000 after buying an additional 1,946 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ODonnell Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 3.2% during the first quarter. ODonnell Financial Services LLC now owns 2,938 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,103,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on MSFT. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $506.69 on Monday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The company has a market capitalization of $3.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm's 50-day moving average is $508.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $447.85.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.95 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. 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.

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