Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp Acquires 6,984 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp increased its position in Microsoft Corporation by 182.1%, acquiring an additional 6,984 shares, bringing their total ownership to 10,820 shares valued at approximately $5.38 million.
• Several hedge funds have adjusted their Microsoft holdings, with notable increases in stakes from PMV Capital Advisers LLC, Seek First Inc., and Level Financial Advisors during the second quarter.
• Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.91 per share from $0.83, set to be paid on December 11th, resulting in an annual yield of 0.7%.

Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp grew its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 182.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,820 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 6,984 shares during the period. Microsoft makes up about 2.9% of Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp's holdings in Microsoft were worth $5,382,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. PMV Capital Advisers LLC increased 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 worth $178,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Seek First Inc. boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 1.5% in the second quarter. Seek First Inc. now owns 1,358 shares of the software giant's stock worth $675,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.8% in the second quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 2,680 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,333,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 0.4% in the second quarter. Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,688,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Finally, Great Oak Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% during 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 acquiring an additional 21 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSFT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $625.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Microsoft from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $630.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $625.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a report on Friday, August 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $618.97.

Insider Activity

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

Microsoft Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $517.66 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The stock's 50-day moving average is $511.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $478.38. The stock has a market cap of $3.85 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.03.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.95 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This is a boost from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.34%.

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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