General Partner Inc. Sells 1,750 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

General Partner Inc. decreased its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,551 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 1,750 shares during the period. Microsoft comprises 6.3% of General Partner Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. General Partner Inc.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $10,720,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its position in Microsoft by 24.3% in the second quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 15,716 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $7,733,000 after buying an additional 3,068 shares in the last quarter. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. raised its stake in Microsoft by 9.4% during the second quarter. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. now owns 2,253 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,121,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Microsoft by 9.0% in the second quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,404 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $1,693,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the period. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 9.4% during the second quarter. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. now owns 6,322 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $3,145,000 after buying an additional 541 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in Microsoft by 8.3% during the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 73,577 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $36,604,000 after purchasing an additional 5,621 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSFT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Microsoft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $650.00 target price (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft 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. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $650.00 price target (up previously from $600.00) on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Microsoft from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $612.54.

Microsoft Trading Down 0.3%

Microsoft stock opened at $508.45 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $511.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $457.02. Microsoft Corporation has a 1 year low of $344.79 and a 1 year high of $555.45. The stock has a market cap of $3.78 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.28, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. The business’s revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.95 earnings per share. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This is an increase from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft’s payout ratio is 24.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Microsoft news, 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 transaction of $75,315,699.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $399,206,272.56. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 transaction of $2,557,502.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,111 shares in the company, valued at $20,624,012.52. The trade was a 11.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.