Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shares Unloaded Sen. Tommy Tuberville

Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently sold shares of Microsoft Co. NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on May 15th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Microsoft stock on April 15th.

Senator Tommy Tuberville also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Duke Energy NYSE: DUK on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of CSX NASDAQ: CSX on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb NYSE: BMY on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of PayPal NASDAQ: PYPL on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Constellation Brands NYSE: STZ on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group NYSE: GS on 4/15/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NASDAQ: USIG on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Mastercard NYSE: MA on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Amgen NASDAQ: AMGN on 4/15/2025.

Microsoft Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Microsoft stock opened at $453.13 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Microsoft Co. has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $468.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.37 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.48, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.99. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $393.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $412.42.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The software giant reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.22 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $70.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.54 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.43% and a return on equity of 33.36%. Microsoft's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.94 EPS. Analysts predict that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. Microsoft's payout ratio is 25.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 6,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.17, for a total transaction of $2,599,020.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 471,036 shares in the company, valued at $204,038,664.12. The trade was a 1.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Generation Investment Management LLP grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 3.2% in the first quarter. Generation Investment Management LLP now owns 5,196,698 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,950,788,000 after purchasing an additional 159,162 shares in the last quarter. Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.8% in the first quarter. Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 31,918 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $11,982,000 after purchasing an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. Rench Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Microsoft by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Rench Wealth Management Inc. now owns 49,198 shares of the software giant's stock worth $18,469,000 after acquiring an additional 471 shares in the last quarter. Holt Capital Advisors L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners L.P. grew its holdings in Microsoft by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Holt Capital Advisors L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners L.P. now owns 7,818 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,935,000 after acquiring an additional 366 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Family Office Research LLC grew its holdings in Microsoft by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. Family Office Research LLC now owns 1,759 shares of the software giant's stock worth $661,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Guggenheim reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Microsoft from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wedbush raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $475.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Raymond James raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $490.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $540.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty-one have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $509.16.

About Senator Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville (Republican Party) (also known as Coach) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Alabama. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Tuberville (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alabama. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Tuberville was head coach for several college football teams between 1995 and 2016, including at Auburn University and the University of Cincinnati. Tommy Tuberville was born in Camden, Arkansas, and lives in Auburn, Alabama. Tuberville's career experience includes working as a studio analyst with ESPN and as the head football coach of the University of Mississippi, the University of Auburn, Texas Tech University, and the University of Cincinnati.

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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