Microsoft Corporation $MSFT is Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC’s 10th Largest Position

Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC trimmed its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 6.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 10,431 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 725 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises 2.9% of Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Vista Cima Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $3,916,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Silicon Valley Capital Partners grew its holdings in Microsoft by 6.9% in the first quarter. Silicon Valley Capital Partners now owns 103,727 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $39,292,000 after purchasing an additional 6,656 shares during the period. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 526.3% during the first quarter. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC now owns 238 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $89,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Microsoft during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,202,834,000. GK Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 1.2% during the first quarter. GK Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,466 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $2,803,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ellsworth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Microsoft by 5.0% during the first quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC now owns 15,915 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $5,974,000 after buying an additional 763 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Microsoft Stock Performance

MSFT stock opened at $515.36 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.78, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $510.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $455.45. Microsoft Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. 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) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $76.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.95 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.34%.

Insider Transactions at Microsoft

In other Microsoft news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $527.32, for a total transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $480.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. KeyCorp raised shares of Microsoft from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $630.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of Microsoft from $581.00 to $639.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Westpark Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $612.54.

About Microsoft

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.