Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by MBA Advisors LLC

Key Points

• MBA Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in Microsoft by 7.0%, owning 6,490 shares valued at approximately $3.23 million after selling 488 shares in the second quarter.
• Microsoft's latest earnings report shows an EPS of $3.65, surpassing estimates, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 18.1% and a net margin of 36.15%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase from $0.83 to $0.91 per share, effective for shareholders of record on November 20th, representing an annualized dividend of $3.64 and a yield of 0.7%.

MBA Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,490 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 488 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up approximately 1.5% of MBA Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. MBA Advisors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $3,228,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bosman Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 118.6% during the second quarter. Bosman Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,833 shares of the software giant's stock worth $4,891,000 after acquiring an additional 5,335 shares during the period. Hansen & Associates Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Microsoft during the second quarter worth about $2,262,000. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 8.2% during the second quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,025 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,494,000 after acquiring an additional 532 shares during the period. One Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 3.9% during the second quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,453 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,687,000 after acquiring an additional 583 shares during the period. Finally, Trivium Point Advisory LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 5.2% during the second quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 62,830 shares of the software giant's stock worth $31,252,000 after acquiring an additional 3,118 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $513.58 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average is $511.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $476.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The company has a market cap of $3.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.03.

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

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on MSFT shares. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a "buy" rating and issued a $640.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $490.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $618.97.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft 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 of the company's stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company 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.

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