Strategy Capital LLC Decreases Stake in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Strategy Capital LLC lessened its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 6.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 113,999 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 7,445 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 4.1% of Strategy Capital LLC's holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Strategy Capital LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $42,794,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Iyo Bank Ltd. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. Iyo Bank Ltd. now owns 77,222 shares of the software giant's stock worth $28,988,000 after acquiring an additional 11,145 shares during the period. Ariadne Wealth Management LP increased its holdings in Microsoft by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Ariadne Wealth Management LP now owns 8,684 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,260,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Finer Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Microsoft by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Finer Wealth Management Inc. now owns 29,636 shares of the software giant's stock worth $11,125,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the period. Saiph Capital LLC increased its holdings in Microsoft by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Saiph Capital LLC now owns 4,300 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,614,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Finally, Tlwm increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Tlwm now owns 6,021 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,260,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. 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 report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $530.00 to $582.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $625.00 target price on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.54.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $498.41 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.70 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.54, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.04. The company's fifty day moving average is $510.08 and its 200 day moving average is $452.04. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 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.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued 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 company had revenue of $76.44 billion for 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 firm's revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 directly 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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