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Whalen Wealth Management Inc. Has $971,000 Position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

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Key Points

  • Whalen Wealth Management Inc. has reduced its Microsoft shares by 65.5% in the first quarter, leaving them with 2,587 shares valued at $971,000.
  • Microsoft reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $3.65 for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, with revenue of $76.44 billion, up 18.1% year-over-year.
  • The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 0.6%, to be paid on September 11th.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in September.

Whalen Wealth Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 65.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,587 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 4,907 shares during the quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Microsoft in the fourth quarter worth $44,343,058,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 40,290.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 46,695,303 shares of the software giant's stock worth $17,528,950,000 after acquiring an additional 46,579,693 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 34,643.3% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 16,837,278 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,096,913,000 after acquiring an additional 16,788,816 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 83,787,746 shares of the software giant's stock worth $35,316,535,000 after acquiring an additional 11,600,470 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 684,071,705 shares of the software giant's stock worth $288,336,224,000 after acquiring an additional 10,431,988 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Microsoft from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. Westpark Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $609.86.

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Microsoft Price Performance

NASDAQ:MSFT traded down $9.39 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $524.11. The company's stock had a trading volume of 28,948,527 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,331,950. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a market capitalization of $3.90 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $489.94 and a 200-day moving average of $434.88.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The firm had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.95 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

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 issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.34%.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Amy Coleman sold 13,243 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $452.01, for a total transaction of $5,985,968.43. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 43,100 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,481,631. This trade represents a 23.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Judson Althoff sold 16,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.18, for a total transaction of $7,330,880.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 98,010 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $44,906,221.80. The trade was a 14.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 60,743 shares of company stock valued at $27,520,933. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

About Microsoft

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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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