Detalus Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Detalus Advisors LLC increased its Microsoft holdings by 27.8% in Q1, owning 9,699 shares, with a portfolio value of approximately $3.64 million.
• Wall Street analysts are optimistic about Microsoft, with significant price target increases; Bank of America raised their target from $585 to $640, maintaining a "buy" rating.
• Microsoft reported strong Q2 earnings, exceeding forecasts with a revenue of $76.44 billion and earnings per share of $3.65, up from $2.95 a year prior.

Detalus Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 27.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,699 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 2,109 shares during the quarter. Microsoft accounts for approximately 1.1% of Detalus Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Detalus Advisors LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $3,641,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV raised its position in Microsoft by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV now owns 5,724 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,177,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Pacific Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Oregon Pacific Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,523 shares of the software giant's stock worth $5,076,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the period. Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 28.7% during the 1st quarter. Harbour Trust & Investment Management Co now owns 50,148 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $18,825,000 after acquiring an additional 11,175 shares during the last quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 20.2% during the 1st quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,401 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,652,000 after acquiring an additional 740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 6,161 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,313,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Down 1.4%

NASDAQ MSFT traded down $7.4250 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $509.6750. The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,654,787 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,237,453. 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 company has a market cap of $3.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.06. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $503.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $441.90. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45.

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 the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. The business 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on MSFT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Microsoft from $465.00 to $475.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Truist Financial set a $675.00 target price on Microsoft and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Guggenheim reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price target (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One 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 MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.54.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares in the company, 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kathleen T. Hogan sold 21,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.77, for a total value of $9,756,055.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 134,888 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $61,208,127.76. The trade was a 13.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 30,350 shares of company stock valued at $14,162,567. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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.