Y.D. More Investments Ltd Has $18.38 Million Stock Holdings in Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Key Points

• Y.D. More Investments Ltd has reduced its holdings in Microsoft Corporation by 5.5%, now owning approximately 48,972 shares valued at $18.38 million.
• Microsoft's stock fell by 2.6% recently, with the current price at $495.00 and a market capitalization of $3.68 trillion.
• Microsoft's latest quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $3.65, exceeding estimates, with revenue of $76.44 billion, reflecting an 18.1% increase year-over-year.

Y.D. More Investments Ltd trimmed its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 5.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 48,972 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 2,846 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 1.6% of Y.D. More Investments Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 15th largest position. Y.D. More Investments Ltd's holdings in Microsoft were worth $18,379,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MSFT. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Microsoft during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Newton One Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Microsoft by 66.7% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth $62,000. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Microsoft by 50.0% in the first quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 150 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $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. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on MSFT shares. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $625.00 price objective on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, August 29th. KeyCorp raised 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. Bank of America upped their price objective on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $650.00 price objective (up from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Loop Capital boosted their target price on Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $612.54.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT traded up $1.96 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $500.37. 21,586,104 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,136,094. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $510.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $452.38. 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 firm has a market cap of $3.72 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.68, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.04.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.