Sen. Angus S. King Jr. Purchases Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Key Points

• Senator Angus S. King Jr. disclosed a purchase of Microsoft shares, investing between $1,001 and $15,000 on July 21st.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings report showed a net revenue of $76.44 billion, exceeding analysts' expectations.
• Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, with the payment date set for September 11th.

Senator Angus S. King Jr. (I-Maine) recently bought shares of Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT. In a filing disclosed on August 18th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Microsoft stock on July 21st.

Senator Angus S. King Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Kirby NYSE: KEX on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lowe's Companies NYSE: LOW on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Exxon Mobil NYSE: XOM on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arista Networks NYSE: ANET on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Uber Technologies NYSE: UBER on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Netflix NASDAQ: NFLX on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PayPal NASDAQ: PYPL on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Quanta Services NYSE: PWR on 7/21/2025.

Microsoft Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $504.24 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.75 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06. Microsoft Corporation has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $555.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $505.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $443.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.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 prior year, the firm posted $2.95 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict 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. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.34%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on MSFT. TD Securities increased their target price on shares of Microsoft from $475.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $465.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a 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 has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $612.54.

Institutional Trading of Microsoft

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Newton One Investments LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 66.7% during the 1st quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 75 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its position 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 worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Bulwark Capital Corp bought a new position in Microsoft in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Westend Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Microsoft by 386.7% during the 2nd quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 73 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Microsoft

In other news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total value of $2,557,502.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 8,850 shares of company stock valued at $4,406,512 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

About Senator King

Angus King (independent) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Maine. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2031. King (independent) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maine. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

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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