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

Key Points

• Rep. Cleo Fields purchased between $50,001 and $100,000 worth of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares on August 1st, according to a filing disclosed on September 3rd.
• Microsoft's quarterly earnings report revealed earnings per share of $3.65, surpassing expectations of $3.35, and revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, up 18.1% year-over-year.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, reflecting a 0.7% yield, with payments issued to investors of record on August 21st.

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on September 03rd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $50,001 and $100,000 in Microsoft stock on August 1st. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - E*TRADE #2" account.

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

• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/22/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/20/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ: AMD on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing NYSE: TSM on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 8/14/2025.

Microsoft Stock Down 2.6%

NASDAQ MSFT traded down $12.97 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $495.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 31,963,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,697,988. 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 simple moving average is $509.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $450.60. Microsoft Corporation has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $555.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.68 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.29, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.04.

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

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.34%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Microsoft

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Newton One Investments LLC lifted its position 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 last quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 51.3% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 59 shares of the software giant's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Microsoft during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Bulwark Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of Microsoft during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Westend Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 386.7% during the second quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 73 shares of the software giant's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of Microsoft stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction 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 $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSFT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Loop Capital raised their price target on Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Microsoft from $530.00 to $582.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

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.