Windsor Capital Management LLC Sells 20 Shares of Microsoft Corporation $MSFT

Windsor Capital Management LLC decreased its position in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,669 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 20 shares during the quarter. Windsor Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $2,323,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Adirondack Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 24,526 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $12,199,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Myecfo LLC grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 8.7% in the 2nd quarter. Myecfo LLC now owns 911 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $453,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 18,268 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $9,087,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Westwind Capital grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Westwind Capital now owns 59,197 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $29,445,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Walker Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Walker Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,754 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $3,857,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Satya Nadella sold 149,205 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total transaction 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the 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 directly owned 39,111 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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.

Microsoft Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $514.60 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $512.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $464.07. 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 Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 the consensus estimate of $73.79 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 36.15% and a return on equity of 32.44%. Microsoft’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.95 EPS. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Microsoft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This is a positive change from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.34%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MSFT. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Microsoft from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $580.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group reiterated 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, Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Microsoft from $515.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Microsoft currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $614.45.

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.