Woodstock Corp Has $79.60 Million Stock Position in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Woodstock Corp has a stock position in Microsoft Corporation valued at approximately $79.60 million, making Microsoft its second largest holding after reducing its stake by 1.0% in the second quarter.
• Microsoft's latest quarterly earnings surpassed expectations, reporting earnings of $3.65 per share with revenue of $76.44 billion, reflecting an 18.1% year-over-year increase.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.91 per share, with a yield of 0.7%, set to be paid on December 11th, reflecting a boost from the previous dividend of $0.83.

Woodstock Corp lessened its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 160,035 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 1,566 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises approximately 7.3% of Woodstock Corp's holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Woodstock Corp's holdings in Microsoft were worth $79,603,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. Birchbrook Inc. lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Birchbrook Inc. now owns 6,326 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,375,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Fosun International Ltd lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Fosun International Ltd now owns 6,633 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,490,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC now owns 704 shares of the software giant's stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Management Group lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Alliance Wealth Management Group now owns 5,617 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,368,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guidance Point Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Guidance Point Advisors LLC now owns 4,294 shares of the software giant's stock worth $1,811,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on MSFT. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Bank of America raised their price objective on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Loop Capital raised their price objective on Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Westpark Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Down 0.7%

NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $514.45 on Tuesday. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.04. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $511.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $459.59.

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

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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