Rep. Josh Gottheimer Purchases Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently bought shares of Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on June 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft stock on May 21st. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ConocoPhillips NYSE: COP on 6/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 6/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cloudflare NYSE: NET on 6/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Carvana NYSE: CVNA on 6/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of McDonald's NYSE: MCD on 6/20/2025.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ MSFT traded down $3.44 on Tuesday, hitting $506.62. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,038,740 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,317,951. Microsoft Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $514.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $477.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $428.61. The firm has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a P/E ratio of 39.15, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.04.

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

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.66%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Microsoft

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MSFT. Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 90.6% during the 2nd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 89,524 shares of the software giant's stock worth $44,530,000 after buying an additional 42,543 shares in the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN increased its stake in Microsoft by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 332,258 shares of the software giant's stock worth $165,268,000 after buying an additional 23,982 shares in the last quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC now owns 7,605 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,783,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 13.0% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 183 shares of the software giant's stock worth $91,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sutton Place Investors LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sutton Place Investors LLC now owns 7,146 shares of the software giant's stock worth $3,555,000 after buying an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.00, for a total value of $1,389,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 43,930 shares in the company, valued at $20,339,590. This represents a 6.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Judson Althoff sold 16,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.18, for a total value of $7,330,880.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 98,010 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $44,906,221.80. This represents a 14.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 135,743 shares of company stock worth $60,224,683 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on MSFT shares. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Microsoft from $475.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Microsoft from $470.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. KeyCorp reiterated a "sector weight" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI set a $515.00 target price on Microsoft and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $544.07.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025. Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

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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