Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Sells 66,093 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp reduced its stake in Microsoft by 1.5%, selling 66,093 shares and still holding 4,286,070 shares, representing about 4.2% of its investment portfolio.
• Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares at an average price of $504.78, reflecting a 15.87% decrease in his ownership of the stock.
• A quarterly dividend of $0.83 has been announced for Microsoft shareholders, set to be paid on September 11th, contributing to an annualized yield of 0.7%.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp cut its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,286,070 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 66,093 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for about 4.2% of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned 0.06% of Microsoft worth $1,608,948,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mirabaud & Cie SA boosted its position in Microsoft by 2.8% in the first quarter. Mirabaud & Cie SA now owns 88,884 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $33,366,000 after buying an additional 2,453 shares in the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. boosted its position in Microsoft by 784.0% in the first quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. now owns 3,527 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,324,000 after buying an additional 3,128 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Microsoft in the first quarter valued at about $2,407,000. IFG Advisory LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 12.1% in the first quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 41,786 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $15,686,000 after buying an additional 4,509 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SPC Financial Inc. boosted its position in Microsoft by 0.3% in the first quarter. SPC Financial Inc. now owns 29,114 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $10,929,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Microsoft Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $495.00 on Friday. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. 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 capitalization of $3.68 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.04. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $509.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $450.60.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.95 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. One equities 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 data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $612.54.

Microsoft 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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