Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stock Holdings Lowered by Terril Brothers Inc.

Terril Brothers Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 8.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,633 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 145 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises about 0.3% of Terril Brothers Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Terril Brothers Inc.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $613,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.9% during the first quarter. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. now owns 159,885 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $60,019,000 after purchasing an additional 4,469 shares during the last quarter. Thomas Story & Son LLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 11.8% during the first quarter. Thomas Story & Son LLC now owns 1,895 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $711,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.4% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 8,272,626 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $3,108,249,000 after acquiring an additional 194,201 shares during the period. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 7.6% during the first quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,340,668 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $879,903,000 after acquiring an additional 166,253 shares during the period. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.2% during the first quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 3,488,022 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,309,369,000 after acquiring an additional 75,637 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of MSFT opened at $498.41 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $510.08 and its 200-day moving average is $452.04. Microsoft Corporation has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $555.45. The firm has a market cap of $3.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.04. 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) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The company had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.95 EPS. 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 fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on MSFT. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $525.00 to $640.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $585.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Loop Capital upped their price objective on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $612.54.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Microsoft 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 39,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. This trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares in the company, valued at $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.