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Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.

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Key Points

  • Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. has reduced its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 18.5%, owning 3,251,275 shares after selling 737,320 shares in the second quarter, making Microsoft 2nd in its portfolio.
  • Analysts have rated Microsoft highly, with thirty-two buy ratings and a price target increase by firms including Stifel Nicolaus and Jefferies Financial Group, now between $550.00 and $682.00.
  • Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend increase from $0.83 to $0.91 per share, representing a dividend yield of 0.7% and a payout ratio of 24.34%.
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Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lowered its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 18.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,251,275 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 737,320 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for approximately 5.6% of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.'s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $1,617,217,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 5.9% during the second quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC now owns 359 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Seek First Inc. grew its position in Microsoft by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Seek First Inc. now owns 1,358 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $675,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors increased its stake in Microsoft by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 2,680 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,333,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Microsoft by 0.4% during the second quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,688,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great Oak Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% in the second quarter. Great Oak Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,298 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,157,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on MSFT. Westpark Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Microsoft from $680.00 to $682.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho upped their price objective on Microsoft from $625.00 to $640.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $617.44.

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Microsoft Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of MSFT stock opened at $520.54 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.87 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.16, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.03. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $511.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $478.67. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 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 data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The company had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.95 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors 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. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, 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 value of $2,557,502.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Profile

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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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