Vision Capital Management Inc. Acquires 2,799 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Vision Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 4.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 62,779 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 2,799 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up 3.4% of Vision Capital Management Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Vision Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in Microsoft were worth $23,567,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Check Capital Management Inc. CA boosted its stake in Microsoft by 0.6% in the first quarter. Check Capital Management Inc. CA now owns 6,031 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,264,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Microsoft in the first quarter valued at about $4,989,000. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Microsoft by 2.3% in the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 136,103 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $51,092,000 after buying an additional 3,101 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in Microsoft by 4.0% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 358,572 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $138,875,000 after buying an additional 13,829 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Insight Partners LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 2.6% in the first quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC now owns 20,857 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,830,000 after buying an additional 537 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on MSFT shares. Truist Financial increased their target price on Microsoft from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. TD Securities increased their target price on Microsoft from $475.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 8,850 shares of company stock worth $4,406,512 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT opened at $506.74 on Thursday. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $555.45. 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 business's 50 day moving average price is $507.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $446.00. The firm has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.06.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.95 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's payout ratio is currently 24.34%.

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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