Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC Sells 6,880 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC reduced its Microsoft shares by 59.1%, now holding 4,762 shares valued at approximately $2.37 million.
• Microsoft's quarterly dividend was increased to $0.91 per share, with a yield of 0.7%, with the payment date on December 11th.
• Analysts remain bullish on Microsoft, boosting price targets; UBS set a new target of $650.00, reflecting expectations for continued growth.

Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 59.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,762 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 6,880 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 1.6% of Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,369,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Veracity Capital LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 1.2% in the second quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 13,663 shares of the software giant's stock worth $6,796,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Clarus Wealth Advisors increased its position in Microsoft by 10.5% in the second quarter. Clarus Wealth Advisors now owns 4,823 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,395,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Bowman & Co S.C. increased its position in Microsoft by 0.7% in the second quarter. Bowman & Co S.C. now owns 14,953 shares of the software giant's stock worth $7,440,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 38.3% in the second quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 9,093 shares of the software giant's stock worth $4,523,000 after purchasing an additional 2,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connective Portfolio Management LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 49.8% in the second quarter. Connective Portfolio Management LLC now owns 7,519 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,713,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value 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 approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $514.45 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.82 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.04. 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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of $511.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $459.59. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 firm's revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This is a boost 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%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSFT has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price objective (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Microsoft 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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