Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stock Position Decreased by Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC

Key Points

• Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC reduced its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 1.2%, now holding 116,527 shares, making it the firm's largest holding at a value of approximately $57.96 million.
• Microsoft is set to increase its dividend to $0.91 per share starting December 11th, representing a boost from the previous dividend of $0.83.
• Despite the reduced stake from some investors, several analysts have raised their target prices for Microsoft, with a consensus price target now at $614.45 and an overall rating of "Moderate Buy."

Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC lessened its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 116,527 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 1,371 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 10.7% of Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $57,962,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Bulwark Capital Corp bought a new stake in Microsoft in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Newton One Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 66.7% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 50.0% during the first quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $511.46 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.80 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.50, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $512.03 and a 200 day moving average of $463.19. 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 Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. 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 yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is currently 24.34%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the 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 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on MSFT shares. Raymond James Financial boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $490.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Westpark Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $614.45.

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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