Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stock Position Decreased by Cahaba Wealth Management Inc.

Key Points

• Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. decreased its holdings in Microsoft by 6.1% in Q2, now owning 11,558 shares valued at approximately $5.75 million.
• Microsoft declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91, increasing from the previous dividend of $0.83, with a payout date set for December 11th.
• In its last earnings report, Microsoft reported $3.65 earnings per share, surpassing estimates and achieving an 18.1% year-over-year revenue growth.

Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 6.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,558 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 754 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for approximately 0.4% of Cahaba Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $5,749,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Squire Investment Management Company LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 17.1% during the 2nd quarter. Squire Investment Management Company LLC now owns 768 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $382,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ascent Capital Management LLC now owns 5,912 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,941,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,402 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $4,138,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Valicenti Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Valicenti Advisory Services Inc. now owns 54,153 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $26,936,000 after buying an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,337 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,655,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $510.96 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $513.12 and a 200-day moving average of $472.29. The firm has a market cap of $3.80 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.03. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $555.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion during 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 for the quarter was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.95 EPS. 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 fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business 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 $0.91 dividend. 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%. This is an increase from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 target price (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $618.47.

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.

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