Orser Capital Management LLC Sells 701 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Orser Capital Management LLC trimmed its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,893 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 701 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 4.7% of Orser Capital Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Orser Capital Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $6,413,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MSFT. Veracity Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 13,663 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $6,796,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Clarus Wealth Advisors boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. Clarus Wealth Advisors now owns 4,823 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,395,000 after acquiring an additional 458 shares in the last quarter. Bowman & Co S.C. boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bowman & Co S.C. now owns 14,953 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,440,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 38.3% during the 2nd quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 9,093 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $4,523,000 after acquiring an additional 2,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Connective Portfolio Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 49.8% during the 2nd quarter. Connective Portfolio Management LLC now owns 7,519 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $3,713,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $490.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Loop Capital lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $530.00 to $582.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.54.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business'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 transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business'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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. This represents 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 insiders.

Microsoft Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $514.45 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $511.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $459.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (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 analysts' expectations 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 quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is an increase from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

About Microsoft

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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