Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is Diversify Advisory Services LLC's 8th Largest Position

Key Points

• Diversify Advisory Services LLC has reduced its stakes in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) by 9.4%, now holding 84,037 shares valued at approximately $33.1 million.
• Microsoft reported a strong earnings per share (EPS) of $3.65 for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, alongside revenues reaching $76.44 billion.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, representing an annualized dividend yield of 0.7%.

Diversify Advisory Services LLC lessened its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 9.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 84,037 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 8,758 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up about 2.1% of Diversify Advisory Services LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Diversify Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $33,114,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Newton One Investments LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 66.7% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. IFS Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 50.0% during the first quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software giant's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth approximately $62,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:MSFT traded down $2.95 on Friday, reaching $506.69. The company's stock had a trading volume of 20,949,937 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,697,436. 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 quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.15, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06. The business's 50-day moving average price is $508.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $447.59.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft's payout ratio is 24.34%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MSFT. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

About Microsoft

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.