Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stock Holdings Raised by Nvwm LLC

Key Points

• Nvwm LLC has increased its stake in Microsoft to 38,772 shares, making it the firm's second largest holding, valued at approximately $14.56 million.
• Microsoft reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $3.65, surpassing expectations and marking an 18.1% revenue increase year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, with an ex-dividend date of August 21st, representing an annual yield of 0.7%.

Nvwm LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 2.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,772 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 758 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up approximately 3.9% of Nvwm LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Nvwm LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $14,555,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fosun International Ltd raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Fosun International Ltd now owns 6,633 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,490,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Alliance Wealth Management Group raised its stake in Microsoft by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Alliance Wealth Management Group now owns 5,617 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,368,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Guidance Point Advisors LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Guidance Point Advisors LLC now owns 4,294 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,811,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Orin Green Financial LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Orin Green Financial LLC now owns 2,136 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $767,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc lifted its position in Microsoft by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 540 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were 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 directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were 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 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and set a $650.00 price target (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Westpark Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One equities 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock traded down $12.97 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $495.00. The company had a trading volume of 31,963,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,259,959. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $509.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $450.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market cap of $3.68 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.04.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released 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 firm 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

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

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.