Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Sold by Tritonpoint Wealth LLC

Tritonpoint Wealth LLC reduced its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 82,595 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 1,666 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 3.8% of Tritonpoint Wealth LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $41,083,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CWA Asset Management Group LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 0.6% during the second quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 198,773 shares of the software giant's stock worth $98,872,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257 shares during the period. Sonora Investment Management Group LLC raised its stake in Microsoft by 1.0% during the second quarter. Sonora Investment Management Group LLC now owns 133,243 shares of the software giant's stock worth $66,277,000 after purchasing an additional 1,374 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.7% during the second quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 2,123,535 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,056,268,000 after purchasing an additional 14,584 shares during the period. Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 5.6% during the second quarter. Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 15,230 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,576,000 after buying an additional 809 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Designs Corp purchased a new position in Microsoft during the second quarter worth about $237,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on MSFT. Bank of America raised their price objective 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. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Melius Research lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $595.00 to $625.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $618.47.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $513.57 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.65, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.03. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45. The company's fifty day moving average is $512.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $473.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

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

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is a boost 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value of $2,557,502.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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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