Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC Has $7.58 Million Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 5.6%, owning 15,230 shares valued at approximately $7.58 million, making it the company's second largest holding.
• Microsoft reported strong Q1 earnings, with a revenue of $76.44 billion and earnings per share of $3.65, exceeding analysts' estimates and marking an 18.1% year-over-year growth.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.91 per share, up from $0.83, with a dividend yield of 0.7%, reflecting a commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 5.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,230 shares of the software giant's stock after buying an additional 809 shares during the quarter. Microsoft makes up about 4.7% of Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC's holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $7,576,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Newton One Investments LLC raised its holdings in Microsoft by 66.7% in the 1st quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Bulwark Capital Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Microsoft by 386.7% in the 2nd quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 73 shares of the software giant's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Microsoft Price Performance

NASDAQ MSFT opened at $513.57 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company's 50 day moving average is $512.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $473.51. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The stock has a market cap of $3.82 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.65, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.03.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The firm had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft'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, research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSFT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $650.00 price objective (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "buy" rating and set a $640.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $618.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value 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 trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 completion of 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. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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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