Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA increased its position in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT - Free Report) by 0.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 247,681 shares of the software giant's stock after purchasing an additional 946 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 6.4% of Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA's holdings in Microsoft were worth $104,398,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. IFS Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 53.8% during the fourth quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 100 shares of the software giant's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Avondale Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 144.4% in the 4th quarter. Avondale Wealth Management now owns 110 shares of the software giant's stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Microsoft in the 3rd quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, Kieckhefer Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $141,000. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Microsoft Stock Performance
Shares of Microsoft stock traded up $30.14 during trading on Thursday, hitting $425.40. 58,840,495 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,314,175. Microsoft Co. has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $468.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $383.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $410.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The software giant reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.24. Microsoft had a return on equity of 33.36% and a net margin of 35.43%. The firm had revenue of $70.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.94 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Microsoft Co. will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Microsoft Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.73%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
MSFT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Microsoft from $472.00 to $482.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $465.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $507.77.
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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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