Rep. Ritchie Torres Sells Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shares

Key Points

• Representative Ritchie Torres sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft shares on July 11th, as disclosed on August 20th.
• Microsoft's stock recently traded at $507.23, up by $2.99, with a market cap of $3.77 trillion.
• The company declared a $0.83 quarterly dividend to be paid on September 11th, representing a 0.7% dividend yield.

Representative Ritchie Torres (D-New York) recently sold shares of Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on August 20th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft stock on July 11th.

Representative Ritchie Torres also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties NYSE: ELS on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Northrop Grumman NYSE: NOC on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Emerson Electric NYSE: EMR on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Kinder Morgan NYSE: KMI on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of MetLife NYSE: MET on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Equity Residential NYSE: EQR on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of McKesson NYSE: MCK on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Ares Management NYSE: ARES on 7/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Otis Worldwide NYSE: OTIS on 7/11/2025.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT traded up $2.99 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $507.23. 24,283,051 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,319,809. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. 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 stock has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $505.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $443.45.

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

Microsoft Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.34%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MSFT. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Bulwark Capital Corp purchased a new position in Microsoft during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC raised its holdings 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. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Newton One Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 66.7% in the 1st 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. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value of $2,557,502.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold a total of 8,850 shares of company stock worth $4,406,512 in the last 90 days. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and set a $650.00 price target (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Bank of America raised their price objective on Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

About Representative Torres

Ritchie Torres (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 15th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Torres (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 15th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. Ritchie Torres lives in the Bronx, New York.

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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