Rep. Cleo Fields Buys Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shares

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on July 01st, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $250,001 and $500,000 in Microsoft stock on June 3rd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - E*TRADE - FIELDS LAW FIRM 2, LLC" account.

Representative Cleo Fields also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of AT&T NYSE: T on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Palantir Technologies NASDAQ: PLTR on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 6/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Intel NASDAQ: INTC on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 6/30/2025.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.3%

MSFT traded down $1.65 during trading on Friday, reaching $510.05. The company had a trading volume of 21,120,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,618,181. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $514.64. The stock has a market cap of $3.79 trillion, a P/E ratio of 39.42, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.04. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $477.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $428.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The software giant reported $3.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.24. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.74% and a net margin of 35.79%. The business had revenue of $70.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.94 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.65%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is presently 25.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft news, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 6,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.17, for a total value of $2,599,020.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 471,036 shares in the company, valued at approximately $204,038,664.12. This represents a 1.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Kathleen T. Hogan sold 21,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $453.77, for a total value of $9,756,055.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 134,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $61,208,127.76. This represents a 13.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 135,743 shares of company stock worth $60,224,683. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Microsoft

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Newton One Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 66.7% during the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Bulwark Capital Corp purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiduciary Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSFT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Microsoft from $565.00 to $585.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Bank of America raised their price target on Microsoft from $515.00 to $585.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $525.00 price target on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Oppenheimer upgraded Microsoft from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $600.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Microsoft from $540.00 to $605.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $541.79.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026. Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

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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