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

Key Points

• Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares on July 16th.
• Microsoft has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, which will be paid on September 11th to shareholders of record on August 21st.
• Microsoft's recent quarterly earnings beat analyst expectations, reporting a net revenue of $76.44 billion, up 18.1% year-over-year, and EPS of $3.65 compared to forecasts of $3.35.

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on August 06th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Microsoft stock on July 16th. 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 Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ: AMD on 7/30/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 7/30/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of McDonald's NYSE: MCD on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 7/29/2025.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT opened at $520.84 on Friday. Microsoft Corporation has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $555.45. The company has a market cap of $3.87 trillion, a PE ratio of 38.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.06. 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 has a 50-day moving average of $495.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $437.64.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft's revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid 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 dividend yield of 0.6%. Microsoft's payout ratio is currently 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Kathleen T. Hogan sold 21,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $453.77, for a total value of $9,756,055.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 134,888 shares of the company's stock, valued at $61,208,127.76. The trade was a 13.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Judson Althoff sold 16,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.18, for a total transaction of $7,330,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 98,010 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,906,221.80. This represents a 14.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 54,743 shares of company stock worth $24,921,913. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on MSFT shares. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Westpark Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty-one have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $609.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fund Evaluation Group LLC bought a new position in Microsoft in the second quarter valued at approximately $951,000. Pembroke Management LTD bought a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the second quarter worth $537,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 6.4% in the second quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,818 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,889,000 after purchasing an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. STF Management LP lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 2.9% in the second quarter. STF Management LP now owns 44,909 shares of the software giant's stock worth $22,338,000 after purchasing an additional 1,246 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PCG Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.4% in the second quarter. PCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,960 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,965,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

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.

Microsoft Company Profile

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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