Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by Obermeyer Wealth Partners

Obermeyer Wealth Partners lessened its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 212,557 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 3,282 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for approximately 4.3% of Obermeyer Wealth Partners' portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Obermeyer Wealth Partners' holdings in Microsoft were worth $79,792,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Windle Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Microsoft by 4.9% during the first quarter. Windle Wealth LLC now owns 22,294 shares of the software giant's stock worth $8,369,000 after acquiring an additional 1,038 shares in the last quarter. 1776 Wealth LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. 1776 Wealth LLC now owns 19,360 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,268,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC now owns 306,532 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $115,069,000 after purchasing an additional 4,574 shares during the last quarter. Integrity Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Microsoft during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,233,000. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 194,619 shares of the software giant's stock worth $76,688,000 after purchasing an additional 1,744 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $505.12 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.75 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $509.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $448.93. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The firm 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 business posted $2.95 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 is 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MSFT. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Microsoft Company 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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