RB Capital Management LLC Acquires 861 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• RB Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft Corporation by 3.2%, now owning 27,909 shares valued at approximately $13.88 million, making it the firm's 5th largest investment.
• Microsoft reported strong quarterly earnings, achieving $3.65 earnings per share which surpassed analysts' expectations, with revenues of $76.44 billion reflecting an 18.1% increase from the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.91, with a payout scheduled for December 11, indicating continued commitment to shareholder returns amid positive earnings results.

RB Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 3.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,909 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 861 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises 3.1% of RB Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. RB Capital Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $13,882,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of MSFT. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 1.4% in the first quarter. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 6,650 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,496,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC raised its position in Microsoft by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Real Talk Capital LLC now owns 2,290 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $860,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Microsoft by 39.3% in the 1st quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 144,852 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $54,376,000 after purchasing an additional 40,860 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,426 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,268 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 147.9% in the 4th quarter. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. now owns 1,748 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $737,000 after acquiring an additional 1,043 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm'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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was 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 owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on MSFT. Westpark Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price target (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Down 0.3%

Microsoft stock traded down $1.57 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $508.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 18,867,026 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,072,316. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a market cap of $3.78 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.04. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $511.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $456.20.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is a positive change from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.