Microsoft Corporation $MSFT Stake Reduced by Fischer Financial Services Inc.

Fischer Financial Services Inc. reduced its position in shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,379 shares of the software giant’s stock after selling 126 shares during the quarter. Microsoft comprises about 5.5% of Fischer Financial Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Fischer Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Microsoft were worth $18,579,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. MBE Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. MBE Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,108 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,546,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the period. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,930 shares of the software giant’s stock valued at $1,954,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Kingsman Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Kingsman Wealth Management Inc. now owns 13,056 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $6,494,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,826 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $6,877,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Register Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Microsoft by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,658 shares of the software giant’s stock worth $6,794,000 after purchasing an additional 1,442 shares in the last quarter. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Takeshi Numoto sold 4,850 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 trade represents a 11.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $504.78, for a total value of $75,315,699.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 790,852 shares of the company’s stock, 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 Stock Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:MSFT opened at $522.40 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $513.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $470.36. Microsoft Corporation has a 52 week low of $344.79 and a 52 week high of $555.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.88 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.03.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The software giant reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.35 by $0.30. Microsoft had a return on equity of 32.44% and a net margin of 36.15%.The company had revenue of $76.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $73.79 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.95 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Microsoft has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Microsoft Corporation will post 13.08 EPS 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 issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Microsoft’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Microsoft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.34%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Microsoft from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group reaffirmed 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. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on Microsoft from $540.00 to $637.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Microsoft from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Microsoft presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $618.47.

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.