Signaturefd LLC Increases Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 1.3% during Q2, now holding 216,799 shares valued at approximately $107.8 million.
• Microsoft recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91, increasing its annualized dividend to $3.64 and reflecting a dividend yield of 0.7%.
• In its latest earnings report, Microsoft exceeded revenue expectations with $76.44 billion and earnings per share of $3.65, up from $2.95 EPS a year ago.

Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 216,799 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 2,818 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for 1.8% of Signaturefd LLC's holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Signaturefd LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $107,838,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 5.9% in the second quarter. PMV Capital Advisers LLC now owns 359 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Seek First Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 1.5% in the second quarter. Seek First Inc. now owns 1,358 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $675,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% in the second quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 2,680 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,333,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% in the second quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,688,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Finally, Great Oak Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% in the second quarter. Great Oak Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,298 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $510.96 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.80 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $555.45. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $513.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $472.29.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The company's revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $540.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, KeyCorp upgraded shares of Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $618.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at $399,206,272.56. The trade was a 15.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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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