Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Buys 731,308 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Temasek Holdings increased its Microsoft stake by 37.1% in the fourth quarter, buying 731,308 more shares and bringing its total to 2.7 million shares worth about $1.31 billion.
• Institutional ownership remains strong, with hedge funds and other investors owning 71.13% of Microsoft’s stock, even as some portfolio managers made smaller position changes.
• Microsoft is still getting mostly favorable analyst support: 41 analysts rate the stock a Buy and six a Hold, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $561.20.

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd grew its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 37.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,703,988 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 731,308 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up 4.1% of Temasek Holdings Private Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd's holdings in Microsoft were worth $1,307,703,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. WFA Asset Management Corp boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 27.0% in the 1st quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 1,016 shares of the software giant's stock worth $427,000 after buying an additional 216 shares during the period. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 12,658 shares of the software giant's stock worth $5,658,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 410.4% in the 3rd quarter. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 2,659 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,144,000 after buying an additional 2,138 shares during the period. Wealth Group Ltd. lifted its stake in Microsoft by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 2,374 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,000,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Microsoft by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC now owns 23,097 shares of the software giant's stock worth $9,735,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.84, for a total value of $1,812,780.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,468 shares of the company's stock, valued at $19,122,009.12. This trade represents a 8.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Judson Althoff sold 15,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.99, for a total transaction of $7,145,345.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,477 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,928,792.23. This trade represents a 12.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 23,762 shares of company stock valued at $10,508,361 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on MSFT. New Street Research lowered their target price on shares of Microsoft from $675.00 to $600.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Microsoft from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Microsoft from a "market perform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Dbs Bank lowered their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $678.00 to $573.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Forty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $561.20.

Microsoft News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Microsoft this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft continues to expand its AI offerings, including the global rollout of its Copilot Cowork AI agent and new pay-as-you-go pricing, which could improve monetization if adoption grows. Microsoft's AI agent Copilot Cowork now available globally; Cowork 1 to come soon
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s view that AI can help software companies has been supportive for Microsoft’s AI strategy, since Microsoft has already embedded AI across its products. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Just Announced Fantastic News to Microsoft Stock Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle denied reports that a $3 billion cloud deal with Microsoft collapsed because of security and FedRAMP compliance issues, leaving the situation unresolved but not clearly worsening. Oracle Denies Report That Security Concerns Killed Potential $3 Billion Microsoft Cloud Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s AI and quantum-related product news, including new Surface devices and broader AI/coding tools, supports the long-term growth narrative but is less likely to move the stock immediately. Microsoft debuts Surface Laptop and Surface Pro amid AI-driven memory shortage
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft walked away from a potential $3 billion Oracle cloud capacity deal, according to multiple reports, which suggests ongoing pressure to secure enough AI infrastructure and may highlight execution challenges. Microsoft's cloud infrastructure talks with Oracle collapse, Business Insider reports
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholders filed a class action lawsuit alleging Microsoft misled investors about Azure growth and the need for heavy AI infrastructure spending, adding legal and sentiment pressure on the shares. Microsoft sued by shareholders over expenses, cloud business, AI
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft may close or spin off parts of Xbox, including studio closures, reinforce concerns about restructuring costs and weak gaming margins. Microsoft looks to shut down Compulsion Games -- report

Microsoft Price Performance

MSFT stock opened at $393.83 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.28. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $356.28 and a 52 week high of $555.45. The firm's fifty day moving average is $412.01 and its 200 day moving average is $427.45. The firm has a market cap of $2.93 trillion, a P/E ratio of 23.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.11.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The software giant reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.06 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $82.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.44 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 39.34% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.46 EPS. Research analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 16.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.67%.

Microsoft Profile

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft develops, licenses and supports a broad range of software products, services and devices for consumers, enterprises and governments worldwide. Its operations span personal computing, productivity software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, developer tools and gaming.

Microsoft's product portfolio includes the Windows operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity and collaboration tools (Office apps, Outlook, Teams).

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