Oldfather Financial Services LLC Purchases 1,746 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Oldfather Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 65.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,428 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 1,746 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 0.6% of Oldfather Financial Services LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Oldfather Financial Services LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,141,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Applied Capital LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 12.8% during the fourth quarter. Applied Capital LLC now owns 791 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $383,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Cyr Financial Inc. increased its position in Microsoft by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Cyr Financial Inc. now owns 2,860 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,383,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Surience Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Surience Private Wealth LLC now owns 952 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $460,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 29,424 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $14,230,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFS Partners LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $967,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Kathleen T. Hogan sold 12,321 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $409.52, for a total value of $5,045,695.92. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 137,933 shares of the company's stock, valued at $56,486,322.16. This represents a 8.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John W. Stanton acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $397.35 per share, with a total value of $1,986,750.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 83,905 shares of the company's stock, valued at $33,339,651.75. This trade represents a 6.34% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Microsoft

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Unusually heavy bullish options flow: traders bought roughly 811,669 MSFT call options Monday (about +31% vs. average), signaling short‑term investor conviction and speculative buying that can lift the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Investor/market commentary is bullish — some investors now say it’s time to pounce after the pullback, framing MSFT as a value play with long-term AI and Azure upside. Microsoft Stock (MSFT) Rebound Gains Steam
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst backing and buy‑the‑dip narratives: Bernstein and other bull cases argue AI capex fears are over‑priced and the pullback creates a margin of safety; several firms maintain bullish ratings and lofty price targets (median target still well above current levels). ‘This Looks Worse Than It Is,’ Says Bernstein
• Positive Sentiment: Positive fundamentals on AI monetization: coverage highlights Copilot, Azure growth and a sizable AI backlog as drivers of revenue and margins — supporting the bull narrative that near‑term noise may not derail long‑term cash flow. This Is How Microsoft Is Making Money from AI Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming catalyst: Microsoft reports earnings later this month (April 29) — results and Azure growth commentary could amplify moves in either direction, so many traders are positioning ahead of the print. Should You Buy Microsoft Stock Before April 29?
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwind: tech stocks were broadly firmer late Monday, which often lifts large-cap names like MSFT alongside the group. Sector Update: Tech Stocks Gain Late Afternoon
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI partnership friction: a leaked internal memo and reporting that OpenAI sees Microsoft as limiting its enterprise reach — plus OpenAI’s pivot toward Amazon/AWS — raise strategic risk to MSFT’s exclusive‑access narrative and could pressure future AI revenue assumptions. OpenAI touts Amazon alliance in memo, says Microsoft has 'limited our ability'
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and product overlap: Anthropic and others are expanding into Office/enterprise integrations (e.g., Claude for Word), which could cap some of Microsoft’s Copilot upside and add competitive pressure. Anthropic Launches Claude for Word
• Negative Sentiment: AI capex and margin concerns: social and analyst discussion flag heavy AI infrastructure spending and a technical downtrend; if capex keeps compressing margins or Azure growth disappoints, downside could deepen before recovery. Microsoft Stock Opinions on AI Capex-Driven Drawdown

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on MSFT shares. Melius Research set a $430.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wedbush lowered their target price on shares of Microsoft from $625.00 to $575.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group lowered their target price on shares of Microsoft from $630.00 to $600.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $586.26.

Microsoft Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of MSFT opened at $384.37 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.85 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.11. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $355.67 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $391.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $456.51.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The software giant reported $4.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.86 by $0.28. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.04% and a return on equity of 32.34%. The company had revenue of $81.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $80.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.23 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is 22.76%.

Microsoft Company Profile

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft's product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).

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