AlphaCore Capital LLC Raises Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• AlphaCore Capital LLC increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation by 85.7%, owning 53,829 shares valued at approximately $20.2 million, making it the fund's 9th largest holding.
• Several institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and Geode Capital Management, have also made significant increases to their holdings in Microsoft, reflecting strong investor confidence with hedge funds owning 71.13% of the stock.
• Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share to be paid on September 11th, indicating a 0.7% yield and a payout ratio of 24.34%.

AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 85.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,829 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 24,846 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for about 1.7% of AlphaCore Capital LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. AlphaCore Capital LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $20,207,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Newton One Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 66.7% during the 1st quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in Microsoft during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 50.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of MSFT stock traded down $12.97 on Friday, reaching $495.00. 31,963,969 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,697,988. 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 stock has a market cap of $3.68 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $509.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $450.85. Microsoft Corporation has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on MSFT. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Westpark Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm'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 sale, the chief executive officer directly 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.