Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Stock Holdings Lowered by My Personal CFO LLC

My Personal CFO LLC lessened its position in Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 10.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,551 shares of the software giant's stock after selling 3,278 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for 6.7% of My Personal CFO LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. My Personal CFO LLC's holdings in Microsoft were worth $10,360,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Sicart Associates LLC grew its position in Microsoft by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Sicart Associates LLC now owns 926 shares of the software giant's stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Mayfair Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Mayfair Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,866 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $1,434,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. O Connor Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. O Connor Financial Group LLC now owns 2,191 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $692,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Navis Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Navis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,507 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kaizen Financial Strategies boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Kaizen Financial Strategies now owns 7,807 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,936,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of Microsoft stock traded up $1.84 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $400.96. 20,263,768 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,958,016. Microsoft Co. has a 12 month low of $275.37 and a 12 month high of $430.82. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $414.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $386.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.22. The company has a market capitalization of $2.98 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.89.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 30th. The software giant reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.76 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $62.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $61.14 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.27% and a return on equity of 38.40%. Microsoft's revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.32 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Microsoft Co. will post 11.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 16th will be issued a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 15th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.75%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 45,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.78, for a total transaction of $18,530,100.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 574,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $236,414,839.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Microsoft news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 45,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.78, for a total transaction of $18,530,100.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 574,129 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $236,414,839.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathleen T. Hogan sold 21,955 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $403.96, for a total transaction of $8,868,941.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 159,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,538,265.44. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 1,070,258 shares of company stock valued at $30,690,456 in the last 90 days. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on MSFT. Macquarie raised their target price on Microsoft from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $455.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $480.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. BNP Paribas upgraded Microsoft from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $471.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 18th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $600.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty-five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $434.05.

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.