Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania) recently bought shares of Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on June 09th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft stock on May 9th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "JP MORGAN BROKERAGE ACCOUNT #2" account.
Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Zoom Communications NASDAQ: ZM on 6/25/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Coinbase Global NASDAQ: COIN on 6/24/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Circle Internet Group NYSE: CRCL on 6/24/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 6/23/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Chubb NYSE: CB on 6/13/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Atlassian NASDAQ: TEAM on 6/11/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ServiceTitan NASDAQ: TTAN on 6/11/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Datadog NASDAQ: DDOG on 6/11/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of GitLab NASDAQ: GTLB on 6/11/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/11/2025.
Microsoft Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ MSFT traded up $2.83 during trading on Friday, reaching $513.71. 19,103,456 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,258,986. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.82 trillion, a PE ratio of 39.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.04. 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 Corporation has a 52-week low of $344.79 and a 52-week high of $518.29. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $482.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $430.84.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The software giant reported $3.46 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.94 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.
Microsoft Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.65%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio is currently 25.66%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts have commented on MSFT shares. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $585.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Microsoft from $475.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Guggenheim reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Microsoft from $475.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $551.21.
Read Our Latest Research Report on Microsoft
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.00, for a total value of $1,389,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 43,930 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,339,590. This represents a 6.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bradford L. Smith sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.17, for a total transaction of $2,599,020.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 471,036 shares in the company, valued at approximately $204,038,664.12. This represents a 1.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 135,743 shares of company stock worth $60,224,683 in the last ninety days. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of Microsoft
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 5,967 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,515,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Mcdaniel Terry & Co. now owns 315,594 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $133,023,000 after buying an additional 18,052 shares during the period. 1900 Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. 1900 Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,140 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $4,274,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Microsoft by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,426 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $7,345,000 after acquiring an additional 1,268 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Microsoft by 147.9% in the 4th quarter. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. now owns 1,748 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $737,000 after acquiring an additional 1,043 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company's stock.
About Representative Bresnahan
Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Bresnahan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Rob Bresnahan Jr. was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in business administration, management and operations from the University of Scranton in 2012. His career experience includes working as the chief financial officer and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company.
Microsoft Company Profile
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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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