Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. Raises Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 7.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,340,668 shares of the software giant's stock after acquiring an additional 166,253 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 5.1% of Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $879,903,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rathbones Group PLC lifted its holdings in Microsoft by 2.2% in the first quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 3,488,022 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,309,369,000 after acquiring an additional 75,637 shares during the last quarter. Iyo Bank Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 16.9% in the first quarter. Iyo Bank Ltd. now owns 77,222 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $28,988,000 after purchasing an additional 11,145 shares during the period. Ariadne Wealth Management LP increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% in the first quarter. Ariadne Wealth Management LP now owns 8,684 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $3,260,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Finer Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% in the first quarter. Finer Wealth Management Inc. now owns 29,636 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $11,125,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Finally, Saiph Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% in the first quarter. Saiph Capital LLC now owns 4,300 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,614,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value 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 trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was 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 directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Trading Up 0.0%

Microsoft stock opened at $498.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market cap of $3.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.04. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $555.45. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $510.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $452.04.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced 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 return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft's revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSFT has been the topic of several analyst reports. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. KeyCorp upgraded Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wedbush boosted their price target on Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price target (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.54.

Microsoft Company 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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