Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Shares Bought by SilverOak Wealth Management LLC

SilverOak Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,732 shares of the software giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. SilverOak Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $1,401,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BXM Wealth LLC increased its position in Microsoft by 19.6% during the 1st quarter. BXM Wealth LLC now owns 3,821 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,438,000 after purchasing an additional 627 shares during the period. CapWealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. CapWealth Advisors LLC now owns 92,991 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $34,908,000 after acquiring an additional 1,522 shares during the period. Ridgeline Wealth Planning LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 1st quarter worth approximately $270,000. Exane Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Microsoft in the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,941,000. Finally, Liberty One Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 5.8% in the 1st quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC now owns 54,150 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $20,327,000 after acquiring an additional 2,971 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 8,850 shares of company stock worth $4,406,512. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on MSFT shares. Westpark Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Citigroup upped their price target on Microsoft from $605.00 to $613.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson upped their price target on Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $612.54.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $507.23 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $506.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $444.52. The stock has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Microsoft Corporation has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.Microsoft’s quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

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 paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.34%.

Microsoft 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.